They deliberately allowed and even facilitated an invasion of our country, 12 million illegal immigrants. And I'm proud of the state of Texas. Governor Abbott and the state [of Texas] stepped up and put DPS, put National Guard on the border. that they apprehended over a half million illegal immigrants. The state of Texas did. They apprehended over 50,000 criminal illegal aliens. And it's not right that the taxpayers of Texas have to foot the bill. (00:59–01:06)
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Asserts that Texas deployed state resources to manage border security.
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