Responding to the news that illegal immigrants who were transported from Texas to Washington D.C. said they wanted to go to Miami, Florida GOP Governor Ron DeSantis issued a terse message through his executive office: “Do not come.”
“To those who have entered the country illegally, fair warning: do not come to Florida. Life will not be easy for you, because we are obligated to uphold the immigration laws of this country, even if our federal government and other states won’t,” the statement given to Fox News Digital continued. “Florida is not a sanctuary state, and our social programs are designed to serve the citizens of our state. The governor will protect the sovereignty of the state of Florida.”
The statement warned the illegal immigrants, “If you have come here illegally, you have been done a great disservice by the Biden Administration. They have encouraged you to make dangerous treks, oftentimes at great physical distress to you and your family. Sometimes, this has even meant putting your fate into the hands of dangerous coyotes and human traffickers. … There is a legal process to obtain full American citizenship, which is an essential part of the promise of America. In Florida, we will uphold the law.”
“A bus full of 23 migrants from Texas unloaded at the foot of the U.S. Capitol Wednesday morning, as part of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s new plan to counter federal immigration policies during an ongoing border crisis,” Fox News reported, adding, “The migrants told Fox News that they are planning to head down to Miami, Florida, likely by train.” The group was comprised of 19 males and four females, with three small children among them.
On Monday, Abbott stated, “The Biden Administration has been dropping off illegal immigrants in communities across the country for months now. Texas will now be transporting these people to Washington D.C. instead so they can meet the people who have created this crisis on our border.”
The Biden Administration has been dropping off illegal immigrants in communities across the country for months now.
Texas will now be transporting these people to Washington D.C. instead so they can meet the people who have created this crisis on our border. pic.twitter.com/OYXzjF3bao
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) April 11, 2022
On Wednesday, Abbott tweeted, “First Texas bus drops off illegal immigrants blocks from US Capitol in Washington, DC. Biden refuses to come see the mess he’s made at the border. So Texas is bringing the border to him.”
First Texas bus drops off illegal immigrants blocks from US Capitol in Washington, DC.
Biden refuses to come see the mess he’s made at the border.
So Texas is bringing the border to him.https://t.co/wHZkwnD305
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) April 13, 2022
“Earlier this month, the Biden administration announced that it was rescinding Title 42, a Trump-era border policy that imposed sweeping asylum limits to combat COVID-19 spread allegedly caused by migrants. The move drew backlash among Republicans and even some Democrats, and Abbott announced a series of ‘aggressive actions’ that Texas would take to ‘secure our border’ ahead of halting the restrictions in late May,” Newsweek noted this week.