Supreme Court sides with Biden in Texas border razor wire case; Border Patrol Union blasts decision
DANAMARIE MCNICHOLL HAS MORE FROM EAGLE PASS, TEXAS. AS A SUPREME COURTRILLIONULING IS GIVING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MORE FLEXIBILITY HERE AT THE SOUTHERN BORDER. THE JUSTICES RULING MONDAY THAT BORDER PATROL CAN CUT AND REMOVE ABOUT 30 MILES OF RAZOR WIRE INSTALLED ALONG THE RIO GRANDE BY THE STATE OF TEXAS, ESCALATING A POLITICAL BATTLE BETWEEN PRESIDENT BIDEN AND TEXAS GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT. THE DECISION IMMEDIATELY CONDEMNED BY MOST REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS WHO SAY PHYSICAL BARRIERS ARE THE BEST WAY TO STOP THE FLOW OF ILLEGAL MIGRANT CROSSINGS. WE NEED TO LET GREG ABBOTT DO HIS JOB, WHICH IS TO PUT
UP THE RAZOR WIRE. I STAND WITH TEXAS. WE’VE GOT TO SECURE THIS BORDER. AND WITH THOSE CROSSINGS AT AN ALL TIME HIGH, THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS PUTTING A GREATER FOCUS ON BORDER SECURITY , CLAIMING THE PRESIDENT WANTS TO DO MORE. BUT IT’S UP TO CONGRESS TO APPROPRIATE FUNDING. AT THE SAME TIME, THE WHITE HOUSE IS ALSO PUSHING FOR BIG CHANGES TO THE IMMIGRATION SYSTEM. HE’S ASKING FOR MORE RESOURCES, AND HE WANTS TO SEE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES, BUT ALSO CHANGES TO POLICY TO ADDRESS WHAT WE’VE BEEN SEEING AT THE BORDER. LAWMAKERS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE
SAY THEY’RE CLOSE TO A DEAL ON A NEW BILL THAT WOULD INCLUDE SIGNIFICANT FUNDS FOR BORDER SECURITY, BUT IT WOULD ALSO INCREASE
