Gov. Greg Abbott has made the record number of border-crossers from Mexico and criticism of the federal government's response the cornerstone of his administration. But now, some local leaders in Texas border counties want the migrant surge declared an 'invasion.” They think that would trigger a constitutional mandate for the White House to send more resources.
Gov. Greg Abbott has made the record number of border-crossers from Mexico and criticism of the federal government's response the cornerstone of his administration. But now, some local leaders in Texas border counties want the migrant surge declared an "invasion." They think that would trigger a constitutional mandate for the White House to send more resources.Gov.
Republican officials from a group of Texas counties near the southern border are declaring the migrant crisis an "invasion."These Texas officials believe Article IV of the constitution, which says the U.S. "shall protect each [state] against invasion," should require more federal assistance. They’re also calling on state leaders to create declarations and take further action.
"I don’t think a court would seriously consider expanding the term invasion to cover this," said constitutional law attorney and FOX News contributor Jonathan Turley. "We’re probably never even going to get to a place where a court is actually going to parse out the constitutional text on this because they’re probably going to say that it’s something that is for the political branches to decide.
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