New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham disapproves of Texas’ latest efforts to curb illegal immigration along their shared border. The Texas National Guard recently set up razor wire along the boundary between Texas and New Mexico, a decision that follows Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s pledge to take stronger action against the influx of illegal immigration under the Biden administration.
Abbott posted on X, emphasizing his state’s commitment to border security: “Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have allowed more illegal immigrants to cross our southern border than ever before. Texas is fighting back. We are TRIPLING our razor wire border barriers to deny illegal entry into our state and our country.”
In response, Grisham voiced her criticism of the move, stating: “Gov. Abbott seems to be pushing to make Texas its own country without regard for his neighbors or the fact that Texas is already part of a great nation—the United States.” She went on to reference the economic ties between the two states, particularly in the oil sector: “If he doesn’t think that New Mexico is important to the overall well-being of Texas, then he must be forgetting about the Permian Basin and the oil industry that straddles our two states. I don’t see him laying concertina wire there.”
