And it's having an effect on our border communities all the way up to San Antonio when these people have to land somewhere. But will the state actually do something before the legislature meets again in 2021? Only if enough people in the state of Texas reach out to Governor Abbott and say that this is an emergency item. that whether you have to bring the legisl, you have to deal with it. The status quo, what we're doing right now is not working and it's hurting families everywhere, not just those migrants along the border. (02:55–03:02)
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Asserts that state action on the humanitarian crisis depends on public pressure on Governor Abbott.
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