Texas National Guard Erects Wire on Border to Turn Back Migrants in El Paso
EL PASO — Texas National Guard members stationed themselves and military vehicles on the concrete banks of the Rio Grande on Tuesday and erected concertina wire barriers in an attempt to turn back migrants from the U.S.
Groups of men, women and children, many lightly clothed despite a forcecast calling for below-freezing temperatures this week, made it across the river to the U.S. but were held back by the wire and armed Guard members.
“The service members in El Paso are in the process of erecting concertina barriers to deter and turn back migrants,” the Texas Military Department said in an emailed statement to NBC News.
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So will the Texas National Guard (or anyone else) charge employers of illegal immigrants in Texas? Nope. For me, this is the moral bankruptcy of anti-immigration sentiment and actions in many states. Lots of border action, almost nothing on visa overstays, and absolutely nothing to deter employers.