Governor Abbott Announces New Texas Border Czar

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

64% : As an award-winning Border Patrol Agent, with decades of federal law enforcement and border security experience, Mike is the perfect choice to oversee Texas' fight against the surge of illegal immigration, lethal drugs, and deadly weapons flowing into our state and nation.
62% : Banks has over three decades of federal law enforcement leadership experience, with 23 years in border security operations and administration along the United States-Mexico border.
61% : I look forward to strengthening our relationships with law enforcement partners and the community, leveraging all that we can to further protect our great state of Texas and the United States."
54% : Border Czar Banks will also advise the Governor on border security situations and strategies, including the planning of operations ahead of migrant surges, like that of El Paso in December 2022.
53% : I have no doubt that Mike's strong record of leadership and wealth of experience will provide Texans—and Americans—the level of border security expertise they deserve from a proper Border Czar."
42% : "No Governor has dedicated more time, energy, and effort in terms of public safety, homeland security, and border security than Governor Abbott," said Director Steve McCraw.
42% : Border Czar Banks will report directly to Governor Abbott and ensure border security strategies are fully executed in Texas in the absence of meaningful federal action.
40% : Philadelphia Designating Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations to keep Texans safe amid the growing national fentanyl crisis Arresting and jailing criminals trespassing or committing other state crimes along the southern border Issuing an executive order authorizing the Texas National Guard and Texas Department of Public Safety to return illegal immigrants to the border at ports of entry Allocating resources to acquire 1,700 unused steel panels to build the border wall in Texas Signing a law to make it easier to prosecute smugglers bringing people into Texas Signing 15 laws cracking down on human trafficking in Texas Signing a law enhancing penalties for the manufacturing and distribution of fentanyl Issuing a disaster declaration for the border crisis Issuing an executive order preventing non-governmental entities from transporting illegal immigrants Signing memoranda of understanding between the State of Texas and the States of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas to enhance border security measures in their states that will prevent illegal immigration from Mexico to Texas Activating the Joint Border Security Operations Center (JBSOC) and directing the Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas Military Department, and Texas Division of Emergency Management to coordinate Texas’ response to secure the border Read more on additional actions taken by the Governor to secure the border.
34% : Governor Greg Abbott today announced the new position of Texas Border Czar to oversee border security in President Joe Biden's absence at a press conference on a Texas border wall construction site in San Benito.

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