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Politics : View from the Center and Left Texas Annex

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From: S. maltophilia10/12/2025 12:00:19 PM
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.....Abbott’s border crusade has now reached a level of absurdity not even his most sycophantic supporters can deny. The state of Texas has begun sending National Guard troops to Chicago, the same city to which it spent millions shipping the very migrants it now wants to contain and control. Yes, Governor Greg Abbott misused Texas tax dollars by spending $150 million transporting migrants by bus and plane to Democratic-led cities like Chicago, New York, and Washington, D.C. The Texas Division of Emergency Management admits to moving more than 120,000 migrants as of October 2025. Abbott, meanwhile, with zero sense of irony, claims Chicago needs help “managing the border crisis,” which, if it is a problem, he exported it there, one busload at a time.

“He sends them here, then sends soldiers to deal with the problem he created,” said Chicago Alderman Ray Lopez, a frequent critic of the program. “It’s like setting a fire and then demanding credit for showing up with a bucket of water.”....

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