And we were the main, we were the main unfortunately source of immigrants coming through our 1265 miles of border. So yes, we have a right to defend our own state. The federal government is not going to do it. I can guarantee you that. The founders never, in the states that created this country and created the Constitution, they never envisioned that the federal government would just back off of its duty to defend … (06:08–06:12)
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Asserts that the federal government will not defend Texas's border.
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