Texas gov. says state will send migrants to Washington, D.C., on charter buses

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

66% : Last March, he announced he was sending National Guard troops and Department of Public Safety troopers to the border to curb illegal immigration into the state in an effort dubbed Operation Lone Star.
63% : In the midst of a reelection push, Abbott, a Republican, has made border security a top priority.
37% : Abbott's announcement is in response to the administration's decision last month to roll back a pandemic-era emergency health order known as Title 42 that allowed immigration authorities to turn away migrants at the border, even those seeking asylum.

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