Texas sends first bus of migrants to Los Angeles

Texas despatched its first busload of migrants to Los Angeles on Wednesday as a part of Gov. Greg Abbott’s marketing campaign to make “sanctuary cities” really feel the ache of the present border surge.

Mr. Abbott, a Republican, mentioned the migrants had been dropped off at Union Station.

“Los Angeles is a major city that migrants seek to go to, particularly now that its city leaders approved its self-declared sanctuary city status,” the governor mentioned. “Our border communities are on the frontlines of President Biden’s border crisis, and Texas will continue providing this much-needed relief until he steps up to do his job and secure the border.”

Mr. Abbott started transport migrants out of Texas final yr, first dropping them off close to the Capitol in Washington. He then added New York, Chicago, Philadelphia and Denver to his goal record.

He mentioned greater than 21,600 migrants have been shipped out of Texas utilizing state assets because the first busload in April 2022.

Leaders within the receiving cities — all Democratic strongholds — have complained bitterly concerning the busing, insisting that the 1000’s of migrants they’re getting are overwhelming their providers.

Mr. Abbott says that’s the purpose.