MEXICO CITY — After years of bowing to U.S. pressure to help slow migration, Mexico is drawing the line at a Texas law that would give the state a dramatically bigger role in border enforcement, including the right to deport undocumented migrants.
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has denounced the measure as “draconian.” He says his government will reject any attempt by Texas officials to send migrants back to Mexico.
In an interview with The Washington Post, Foreign Minister Alicia Bárcena said the government would put “increased vigilance and controls” at border crossings to prevent such removals if the law goes into effect. That raises the specter of standoffs between Mexican and Texas state or local agents over attempted deportations.
Exactly what that yeehaw of a state wants, they all want a chance to play army and “Remember the Alamo”. Backward rednecks, the lot of them.
As long as they put the law makers front and center in their completely senseless “war”. Biden should also come out and state that Texas is acting alone and will receive no aid from the US until they reverse course.
Yeah right. As soon as a war started up, legislators like Ted Cruz would hop on the first plane to Cancun.
That fuckin weasel
That’s not how that works. So long as the feds allow Texas to do whatever they want, it is defacto policy of the United States. If they’re not simply abdicating immigration and border policy to Texas, then the White House needs to assert federal primacy on this, yesterday.
Unless your assertion is that Texas is in a state of open rebellion.
I would say the later, open rebellion. I would say let Texas fight their fight, then we quell the rebellion and take the state back for the citizens who aren’t responsible for the shit show going on there. All elected officials responsible are removed under the 14th amendment, and they elect hopefully non-traitors.
I’m honestly surprised that Mexico hadn’t drawn a line in the sand some time ago, but I knew it would happen eventually. Why should they put up with America’s bullshit?
I think they’re fairly resigned to putting up with America’s bullshit, but they shouldn’t have to simultaneously deal with this racist nullification Texas bullshit too. This is EXACTLY why immigration enforcement is exclusively a federal domain, it has foreign policy implications.
Which is exactly why Texas is in full on fuck around and find out mode. Pushing the limits of both foreign and domestic policy while also testing out the brand new bought and paid for Supreme Court.
With this SCOTUS, there is no FO part for conservatives
Mexico building a wall would be the best outcome.
