Texas' Abbott, backed by fellow US Republican governors, remains defiant on border

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46% : Texas' Abbott, backed by fellow US Republican governors, remains defiant on borderTed HessonFebruary 5, 2024 at 12:08 AMBy Ted HessonEAGLE PASS, Texas (Reuters) - Texas Governor Greg Abbott, joined by fellow Republican governors on Sunday, vowed to defy the Biden administration and maintain state control of a U.S. border hotspot "as long as it takes.
37% : Abbott said Shelby Park, which has been at the center of a standoff between state and federal officials, "is going stay under control as long as it takes to maintain security and to eliminate crossings.""We can relinquish control of it tomorrow if Joe Biden were to step up and do exactly what we're doing here and stop people from crossing the border illegally," Abbott told reporters.
34% : Trump has motivated his voting base with calls for more restrictive border policies.
31% : The governors gathered one day after hundreds of protesters from around the U.S. on Saturday flocked to the Texas border town of Quemado, about 20 miles (32 km) from Eagle Pass, to vent over illegal immigration and show support for Trump at a rally that blended border politics with religious rhetoric.

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