Greg Abbott: “Texas became the only state in the history of the United…”

“And that's why I created what's called the Lone Star Project, to make sure that we crack down on it. Operation Lone Star. And what it did, Texas became the only state in the history of the United States of America to build our own border wall. denying illegal entry. We also deployed up to 10,000 of our elite National Guard to build military grade razor wire border barrier and to deny illegal entry and to repel back into Mexico those who are trying to cross into our country illegally.” (09:04–09:13)

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