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Abbott: ‘We’re not shooting people’ who cross the border because feds ‘would charge us with murder’ (thehill.com)

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) said shooting people who cross the border is the only tool the state is not using to deter migrants because the Biden administration would sue the state for “murder.”

“We are using every tool that can be used from building a border wall, to building these border barriers, to passing this law that I signed that led to another lawsuit by the Biden administration where I signed a law making it illegal for somebody to enter Texas from another country,” Abbott said on “The Dana Loesch Show” last week.

“The only thing that we’re not doing is we’re not shooting people who come across the border, because of course the Biden administration would charge us with murder,” Abbott later added.

Texas Democratic Party Chair Gilberto Hinojosa blasted Abbott’s remarks in a statement issued Thursday.

“The only thing stopping Greg Abbott from ordering law enforcement to shoot migrant women and children are murder charges. Time and time again, Greg Abbott and Texas Republicans have made it abundantly clear they have no morality or humanity,” Hinojosa said in a lengthy statement.

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[-] CADmonkey@lemmy.world 70 points 10 months ago

Yes, it's against the law to murder people, very good.

It's supposed to get cold there this weekend Greg, maybe worry less about migrants and worry more about keeping the lights on.

[-] misterundercoat@lemmy.world 26 points 10 months ago

Cold snap? Thanks for reminding me that I need to have the staff prepare Mr. Cruz's usual suite. He gets cranky if he has to wait too long in the executive lounge, despite free margaritas and a breathtaking view of the Carribean.

[-] nkat2112@sh.itjust.works 6 points 10 months ago

This was brilliantly written. Thank you!

[-] loki_d20@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

The same people who say without religion we would all be murderers.

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