Mexico, a key U.S. ally on migration, pushes back hard on Texas law
Mexico, a key U.S. ally on migration, pushes back hard on Texas law
MEXICO CITY — After years of bowing to U.S. pressure to help slow migration, Mexico is drawing the line at a Texas law that would give the state a dramatically bigger role in border enforcement, including the right to deport undocumented migrants.
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has denounced the measure as “draconian.” He says his government will reject any attempt by Texas officials to send migrants back to Mexico.
In an interview with The Washington Post, Foreign Minister Alicia Bárcena said the government would put “increased vigilance and controls” at border crossings to prevent such removals if the law goes into effect. That raises the specter of standoffs between Mexican and Texas state or local agents over attempted deportations.
Exactly what that yeehaw of a state wants, they all want a chance to play army and "Remember the Alamo". Backward rednecks, the lot of them.
As long as they put the law makers front and center in their completely senseless "war". Biden should also come out and state that Texas is acting alone and will receive no aid from the US until they reverse course.
That's not how that works. So long as the feds allow Texas to do whatever they want, it is defacto policy of the United States. If they're not simply abdicating immigration and border policy to Texas, then the White House needs to assert federal primacy on this, yesterday.
Unless your assertion is that Texas is in a state of open rebellion.
I'm honestly surprised that Mexico hadn't drawn a line in the sand some time ago, but I knew it would happen eventually. Why should they put up with America's bullshit?
I think they’re fairly resigned to putting up with America’s bullshit, but they shouldn’t have to simultaneously deal with this racist nullification Texas bullshit too. This is EXACTLY why immigration enforcement is exclusively a federal domain, it has foreign policy implications.
Mexico building a wall would be the best outcome.
Anyone who thinks a wall is feasible hasn't done the five minutes of research required to understand how incredibly stupid that idea is.
It saddens me greatly that our country is full of people so susceptible to political propaganda.