JTNDaWZyYW1lJTIwc3JjJTNEJTIyaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZzZWN1cmUuYW5lZG90LmNvbSUyRnRleGFucy1mb3ItZGFuLXBhdHJpY2slMkZwYXRyaWNrcy1wYXRyaW90cy0yMDE3JTNGZW1iZWQlM0R0cnVlJTIyJTIwd2lkdGglM0QlMjIxMDAlMjUlMjIlMjBoZWlnaHQlM0QlMjIxMDAwJTIyJTIwZnJhbWVib3JkZXIlM0QlMjIwJTIyJTNFJTNDJTJGaWZyYW1lJTNFIn Texas, illegal immigration costs state taxpayers billions of dollars every year in healthcare, education and law enforcement costs. In 2018 alone, over 500,000 illegal aliens were apprehended crossing the border illegally — 300,000 of those were in Texas. Texans see first-hand the tragedies that take place at our border every day. No one should have to die trying to come to America.
I joined President Trump in McAllen for a briefing from those working directly on this problem. I truly appreciate him coming to Texas to underscore the crisis at the southern border and the immediate urgency of his border security plan. It is time for his opponents to put aside the partisan games and address this very real crisis. The President’s comprehensive plan to build a wall where it is needed, along with additional funding for narcotics detection, additional detention beds and additional immigration judges to handle the deluge of asylum applications and immigration cases, is critical to Texas and the country, and Congress should act immediately to fund it.
Thank you for your input on this important issue facing Texas.
