Migrant apprehensions are down at the Texas border. Have state policies had an impact?


by Houston Public Media

Houston Public Media— Abbott has credited his Operation Lone Star for a recent drop in migrant encounters on the Texas-Mexico border.

Breitbart—Exclusive: Migrant Apprehensions at Border Continue Westward Move from South Texas to California. The San Diego Sector took the lead in the number of migrants apprehended during the first 21 days of April. The turning point caps the westward movements of migrant border crossings from South Texas, to Arizona, and on to Southern California.

Washington Examiner—Greg Abbott’s border policies boost Trump in Texas. Gov. Greg Abbott’s (R-TX) border security policies are popular among Texas voters, including Texas Hispanics, and help explain former President Donald Trump’s double-digit lead over President Joe Biden in the Lone Star State. For the past three years, the Abbott administration has repeatedly clashed with the Biden administration over immigration and border security. This conflict […]

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