Thread by @ProgressTX

🧵 Greg Abbott is demonizing immigrants and distracting from his failures with cruel border tactics. Here's our full statement on his announcement from today:

“Whether from Ukraine or Central America, seeking asylum is a human right." #txlege

2/ "Gov. Abbott’s ‘Operation Lone Star’ at the border is a total failure, yet he wants to double-down with the kind of activity that is ineffective and is demoralizing troops." #txlege #AbbottFailedTexas

3/ "It’s no coincidence that Abbott’s action comes within a week of a poll showing him dropping 10 points since December — this is a campaign tactic meant to demonize immigrants and shore up Trump voters." #txlege #AbbottFailedTexasAgain

4/ “Abbott is doing what Abbott does best — political theater to cover up 25 years of Republican leadership that has led to a teacher shortage, a broken foster care system, and no answer to our housing crisis.” #txlege #AbbottFailedTexas

5/ More context: Title 42, framed as a pandemic emergency health order, was a thinly-veiled anti-immigrant policy by the Trump admin used to turn away migrants at the border, even those seeking asylum. It was never about preventing the spread of COVID-19.
aclu.org/news/immigrant…