Democrat Texas border mayor urges Biden, Harris address migrant surge: ‘We would like more attention on this’

The mayor of a Texas border neighborhood stated Friday it’s “disappointing” to not hear from the federal authorities, President Biden, or VP Harris in regards to the border disaster.

Rolando Salinas, the Democratic mayor of Eagle Pass, joined “Fox & Friends” to address the shortage of assist from the Biden administration to safe the southern border.

The mayor described his metropolis as a “hotspot” for unlawful immigration.

“We would like more attention on this subject from our president and vice president,” he informed Pete Hegseth.

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Meanwhile, Texas is stepping up rather than the federal authorities to mitigate the disaster. 

An effort to counter unlawful immigration in Texas will obtain one other $500 million in funding by the top of the yr, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott introduced final week. 

The cash will likely be redirected from state companies to Operation Lone Star, which went into impact a yr in the past. The program is a joint mission between the National Guard troopers and troopers with the state Department of Public Safety. 

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“Texas will not sit on the sidelines as President Biden continues turning a blind eye to the crisis at our southern border,” Abbott said in a statement Friday. “Texans’ security and safety is our prime precedence, and we’ll proceed combating to maintain our communities protected. This extra funding ensures the Lone Star State is absolutely outfitted to offer Texans the border safety technique they demand and deserve.” 

Since Operation Lone Star DPS has remodeled 14,000 arrests, of which more than 12,000 of these have been for alleged felonies.  

The morning of Wednesday, May 4, a gaggle oof over 10 migrants crossed the Rio Grande river in Eagle Pass to get to the U.S. 

Salinas stated the inflow of migrants impacts his residents on a day by day foundation. 

“It’s become something normal in the city of Eagle Pass, Texas. We’ve gotten so many calls and of course, our police department, they have to respond to all these calls. So in turn, we have seen an uptick in crime in our city. Also, our fire department has to respond to many calls regarding people drowning in the [Rio Grande] river, people needing help,” he defined.

The self-described reasonable Democrat stated his small city of roughly 30,000 individuals doesn’t have the assets to deal with the uptick in unlawful immigration. 

“We’ve been asking for help from the federal government. We need more help from them. I am very grateful for the work the Border Patrol does,” he added.

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Salinas emphasised the necessity for the Biden administration to step up on the disaster, cautioning that the top of Title 42 will solely make the problem more tough to handle.

“We expect thousands more people coming across… into Eagle Pass,” he stated, including the administration’s plan introduced by DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas doesn’t address how migrants will likely be “stopped” from stepping into Texas.

Fox News’ Louis Casiano contributed to this report