The governor of Texas on Aug. 1 invited the mayors of Washington and New York City to tour the U.S.–Mexico border with him.
“As Governor, I invite you to visit our border region to see firsthand the dire situation that only grows more urgent with each passing day, and to meet with the local officials, who like yourselves, realize this matter deserves immediate federal action,” Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, wrote to Mayors Muriel Bowser and Eric Adams, both Democrats.
Bowser recently requested National Guard assistance as the number of illegal immigrants in her city soars, in part because of buses transporting them from Texas and Arizona on the command of Abbott and Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, also of the GOP….