Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- On the southern border of the United States, the barbed wire fence set up in Texas is on the cusp: on the one hand, the Democratic Party has demanded its removal, which has been upheld by the Supreme Court; On the other hand, the governors of the 25 Republican-dominated states have joined forces to support Texas Governor Greg Abbott in a "united" posture.
Donald Trump, a former Republican in the United States, spoke in Nevada on the 27th, praising Abbott's measures to combat illegal immigration. In Washington, the capital, the House of Representatives Republicans announced on the 28th the accusations against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, one of the "crimes" is the failure of immigration control at the southern border.
On August 17, 2023, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., some immigrants are looking for another place to live due to limited living space at the police department. Xinhua News Agency (photo by Vincent Johnson) "Needle to wheat".
The issue of immigration is one of the key issues in this year's U.S. election. In the first 11 months of last year, about 2.7 million illegal immigrants entered the United States, including about 2.2 million from the southern border, according to official U.S. data. According to the United States**, there were 30 in December last yearA monthly record of 20,000 illegal immigrants entered the United States from the southern border.
People gather near the scene of a migrant death in San Antonio, Texas, U.S., June 27, 2022. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Nick Wagner) Located on the southern border, Texas is under tremendous pressure. In a circular issued on the 26th of this month, Texas** once again criticized the federal ** for its ineffective handling of immigration, which forced the state to rely on its own "Operation Lone Star" to protect border security.
Initiatives taken by Texas include the erection of barbed wire and other barriers in the border town of Eagle Pass. It is an important gateway for illegal immigrants into the United States, especially Shelby Park, which sits on the banks of the Rio Grande River on the U.S.-Mexico border. According to the United States**, the park has recently been "controlled" by the state of Texas**, which has refused to allow immigrants to enter while also keeping federal law enforcement officers out.
CNN reported that on the 10th of this month, the Texas National Guard prevented the Federal Border Patrol from setting up mobile surveillance devices in Shelby Park while preventing Border Patrol personnel from approaching certain areas. Texas law enforcement also began to set up barbed wire and fences around the 10th to prevent migrants from entering the United States through Shelby Park and its surroundings.
Patrol officers walk along a newly constructed border wall in the U.S. border city of Eagle Pass, Texas, Jan. 7, 2022. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Nick Wagner) On the 12th, three illegal immigrants drowned and two were in distress on the American side of the Rio Grande River. The Department of Homeland Security set Texas a "deadline" on the 17th of this month, demanding that Texas end the lockdown and allow federal law enforcement officers to resume operations, and the Texas Attorney General's Office responded with a tough response of "will not give in."
On the 22nd, the Supreme Court of the United States, at the request of Biden**, voted 5 to 4 to allow federal law enforcement officers to remove the Texas barbed wire. The Department of Homeland Security welcomed the Supreme Court's ruling, while Texas Gov. Abbott said the matter was "not over" and that he would continue to defend Texas' constitutional authority to secure its borders.
On the 23rd, the Department of Homeland Security sent a letter to the Texas Attorney General, reiterating the federal ** request that Texas fully open Shelby Park to the Federal Border Patrol. On the 24th, the Texas National Guard set up more barbed wire and fences in Shelby Park.
On the 25th, the governors of 25 Republican-dominated states issued a joint letter supporting Abbott's measures to protect border security, including the installation of barbed wire.
On the 28th, Republicans in the House of Representatives announced the ** charges against Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas. House Republicans said in the allegation that Mayorkas had "deliberately and systematically refused to comply with the law" on immigration issues, leading to a failure of immigration controls at the southern border and violating public trust, while accusing him of obstructing congressional investigations.
The immigration problem is "**ized".
According to the United States**, the House of Representatives of Congress will vote on the Mayorkas** case as early as February, but it is expected that Mayorkas will not be removed when the bill finally goes to the two-party Senate.
Analysts believe that the Republican Party intends to attack Biden's poor handling of the immigration issue through this time, so as to help the Republican candidate in the election.
Texas Gov. Abbott is a supporter of Mr. Trump, who has made immigration one of the key tools to regain the White House. CNN reported that the barbed wire dispute is the epitome of the long-standing conflict between Texas and the federal government, not only about immigration response, but also about border jurisdiction.
Trump delivered a speech in Las Vegas, Nevada, on the 27th, praising Abbott and saying that Texas deserves full support on the issue of curbing immigration. Trump said he would give Texas "reinforcements" instead of "restraining orders"; If re-elected, he will mobilize all resources to defend the U.S. border and fight illegal immigration.
The Democratic and Republican parties in the United States are sharply opposed over the immigration issue, and the relevant agreements to deal with the immigration issue have continued to be difficult to deliver. Previously, Texas, Florida and other Republican-dominated states** have repeatedly transferred illegal immigrants to Democrat-run cities, such as New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Philadelphia, as a means of partisan struggle in the United States as a means of partisan struggle in the United States.
According to data released by Texas**, Texas has transferred more than 1 migrants to the capital Washington since April 2022250,000 people, transshipment more than 370,000 people, more than 30,000 to Chicago, more than 3,400 to Philadelphia since November 2022, and more than 1,500 to Los Angeles since June last year. (Chen Lixi).