Gov. Abbott: 'This fight ain't over' as state appeals ruling that buoys must be removed

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

73% :Abbott's decision to place the 1,000-foot floating barrier chain in the international river near Eagle Pass has been enthusiastically embraced by many of his fellow Republicans and border security hard-liners.
66% : More: How the buoys and other parts of Operation Lone Star affect life in Eagle Pass"Champions of illegal immigration who don't like a given new border-control measure will claim they never work," Todd Bensman, senior national security fellow for the conservative Center for Immigration Studies, wrote in a recent op-ed published in the New York Post.
62% : However, in his order that the buoys be "repositioned" by Sept. 15 until the Justice Department's case is adjudicated in his court, Ezra wrote that lawyers from Abbott and the state "did not present any credible evidence that the buoy barrier as installed has significantly curtailed illegal immigration."
50% : More: State's lawyers: Buoys needed to stem 'invasion' by migrants, transnational drug cartels"Judge Ezra comprehensively, clearly and convincingly rejected Abbott's arguments," Tobias told the USA TODAY Network, noting that the judge dismissed out of hand the state's contention that the buoys are needed to stave off an "invasion" caused by illegal immigration and cross-border drug-trafficking.

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