DeSantis lays out border security plan at event in Eagle Pass, Texas

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : DeSantis' also said he would create a Joint Counter-Cartel Task Force to direct and prioritize anti-cartel intelligence gathering among law enforcement and intelligence agencies nationwide.
48% : The Florida governor during Tuesday's address said he would deputize state law enforcement to help enforce immigration laws when the federal government abdicates its responsibility.
47% : DeSantis plans to continue building the border wall that Trump built.
47% : DeSantis' plan would also change the current policy of releasing people into the U.S. who claim asylum, prohibiting entry unless their claim is approved.
42% : Since January 2021, over 8 million people have been apprehended or reported evading capture by Border Patrol, more than the individual populations of 38 states.
19% : On his first day in office, President Joe Biden halted border wall construction, saying it was a waste of taxpayer money.

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