Suffice it to say that the Biden administration's handling of border security was an unmitigated disaster. As a consequence, the state of Texas, which has 1,200 miles of common border with Mexico, was basically left up to its own devices. We had no choice but to pick up the slack to try to secure some semblance of basic safety for Texans and the rest of the country. (07:30–07:37)
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Asserts that Texas had to manage its border security independently due to federal inaction.
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