The Republican Governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, issued an announcement regarding the state’s first border czar who will be responsible for handling the massive wave of illegal immigrants entering the U.S. via the southern border.
Abbott appointed the veteran Border Patrol official Mike Banks in order to cater his services as a “special adviser on border matters to the governor”.
During the press conference on a border wall construction site in San Benito, Texas, Abbott stated:
“For nearly two years, the state of Texas has taken unprecedented, historic action under Operation Lone Star in response to the Biden administration’s refusal to secure the border,”
He added:
“To continue doing what no other state in the history of our country has done to secure the border, I hired Mike Banks as the state of Texas’ first-ever border czar.”
While talking about the new border czar, Abbott said:
“As an award-winning Border Patrol agent, with decades of federal law enforcement and border security experience, Mike is the perfect choice to oversee Texas’ fight against the surge of illegal immigration, lethal drugs, and deadly weapons flowing into our state and nation,”
The governor continued:
“I have no doubt that Mike’s strong record of leadership and wealth of experience will provide Texans — and Americans — the level of border security expertise they deserve from a proper border czar.”
The Republican Governor has also claimed that the southern border was a lot safer under Trump’s era.
