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Greg Abbott: “The only time I remember the numbers going down is when…”

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Gov. Greg Abbott pushes Congress for $11.1 billion reimbursement to secure Texas border.

Published | Video Starts at 01:46

But he's also coming and saying, how can we partner, you know, Trump administration, how can we partner with you to do what we need to do? The only time I remember the numbers going down is when Biden issued his executive order that made some changes to the asylum process. I don't otherwise don't remember the numbers going down. Now, some of our sources on Capitol Hill tell CBS News Texas they are hoping to get the governor's request approved by late April. (01:46–01:56)

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Asserts that changes to the asylum process under Biden's executive order were the only time numbers [of migrants] decreased.

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