207

Abbott doubles down on border ‘invasion’ declaration after Supreme Court blow (thehill.com)

submitted 9 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world

32 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Wednesday accused the federal government of breaking the compact with the states following a Supreme Court ruling on Monday that cleared the way for the Border Patrol to remove razor wire installed by Texas along the U.S.-Mexico border.

In a statement, Abbott said, “President Biden has refused to enforce [immigration] laws and has even violated them.”

It’s the latest escalation in a legal and political standoff between Texas and the federal government, though Abbott stopped short of announcing any specific measures.

He has been pushing constitutional boundaries on state versus federal jurisdiction of border and immigration enforcement for the better part of two years; his legal team, including state Attorney General Ken Paxton, first publicly toyed with the idea of formally declaring a border “invasion” in April 2022.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 21 points 9 months ago

About 10 million Texans yearl travel over 50 miles, [source], does that mean Texas is invading most of the US annually?

50 miles won't even get you out of Texas in most of Texas. The rest of what you said is fine though.

[-] MacGuffin94@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

50 miles might not even get you from one county to another. Land mass size Texas is close to the whole of Europe.

[-] SamsonSeinfelder@feddit.de 18 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Land mass size Texas is close to the whole of Europe.

That is so wrong, you must be from the US.

Texas Landmass: 261,232 sq mi (676,587 km2)

Europe: 3,930,000 sq mi -> Europe is 15x the Size of Texas.

Size of European Countries

TLDR: Texas is the size of France + BeNeLux + Swiss. No Germany, No Spain, No Poland, No Italy, No Sweden, Norway or Finland...

Are the USA and Europe the Same Size? Although the United States and Europe are relatively similar in size, Europe is bigger than the United States. The United States is the fourth (or third) largest nation on the planet. Over 6.97% of the United State’s total area (3,796,742sq miles) is occupied by water. Europe is the second-smallest continent on the planet with an area of about 3,930,000sq miles. Europe occupies about 2% of the world’s surface area and 6.8% of the world’s total land area (57,510,000sq miles). Therefore, Europe has a bigger land area (3,910,680 sq miles) than the U.S. (3,531,905 sq miles).

If Texas size is "close to the whole of Europe" and Europe is bigger than the US, Texas must be bigger than the US. Crazy.

[-] DocMcStuffin@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

You know what they say, "everything is bigger in Texas." Including how Texans view Texas.

[-] TheJims@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

You know what they say “Always Mess with Texas”

[-] TigrisMorte@kbin.social 2 points 9 months ago

TX only includes countries they've heard of when discussing Europe. ;)

[-] Brainsploosh@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago

Texas is about the size of Ukraine or France, not the whole continent.

[-] TigrisMorte@kbin.social 4 points 9 months ago

Given how most Texans drive their compensating trucks, 50 miles feels like 2500.

[-] Brainsploosh@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

True, but it might get you far enough that you aren't "home", and might be "invading" a neighbouring city.

But I agree, it's a weakly relevant datapoint, but the only other travel data I could find was that 250k texans fly for Thanksgiving, which was even less useful.

I'm honestly baffled, how do you set policy, have informed debate or even identify business opportunities with so little reliable data?

[-] joel_feila@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

You with what feels right.

this post was submitted on 25 Jan 2024

207 points (98.1% liked)

politics

19104 readers

1936 users here now

Welcome to the discussion of US Politics!

Rules:

Post only links to articles, Title must fairly describe link contents. If your title differs from the site’s, it should only be to add context or be more descriptive. Do not post entire articles in the body or in the comments.

Links must be to the original source, not an aggregator like Google Amp, MSN, or Yahoo.

Example:

Articles must be relevant to politics. Links must be to quality and original content. Articles should be worth reading. Clickbait, stub articles, and rehosted or stolen content are not allowed. Check your source for Reliability and Bias here.
Be civil, No violations of TOS. It’s OK to say the subject of an article is behaving like a (pejorative, pejorative). It’s NOT OK to say another USER is (pejorative). Strong language is fine, just not directed at other members. Engage in good-faith and with respect! This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban.
No memes, trolling, or low-effort comments. Reposts, misinformation, off-topic, trolling, or offensive. Similarly, if you see posts along these lines, do not engage. Report them, block them, and live a happier life than they do. We see too many slapfights that boil down to "Mom! He's bugging me!" and "I'm not touching you!" Going forward, slapfights will result in removed comments and temp bans to cool off.
Vote based on comment quality, not agreement. This community aims to foster discussion; please reward people for putting effort into articulating their viewpoint, even if you disagree with it.
No hate speech, slurs, celebrating death, advocating violence, or abusive language. This will result in a ban. Usernames containing racist, or inappropriate slurs will be banned without warning

We ask that the users report any comment or post that violate the rules, to use critical thinking when reading, posting or commenting. Users that post off-topic spam, advocate violence, have multiple comments or posts removed, weaponize reports or violate the code of conduct will be banned.

All posts and comments will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This means that some content that violates the rules may be allowed, while other content that does not violate the rules may be removed. The moderators retain the right to remove any content and ban users.

That's all the rules!

Civic Links

• Register To Vote

• Citizenship Resource Center

• Congressional Awards Program

• Federal Government Agencies

• Library of Congress Legislative Resources

• The White House

• U.S. House of Representatives

• U.S. Senate

Partnered Communities:

• News