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A Texas Town Wanted Tougher Border Security. Now It’s Having Regrets.

A Texas Town Wanted Tougher Border Security. Now It’s Having Regrets.

The Daily vor 3 Jahren

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When the governor of Texas announced an extraordinary plan to use
local law enforcement to try to deter migrants from crossing from
the border with Mexico, few communities were more receptive than
the city of Eagle Pass, where residents had become fed up with
the federal government’s approach.

Now, two years later, people who once welcomed the plan are
turning against it. Edgar Sandoval, who writes about South Texas
for The New York Times, and Nina Feldman, a producer on “The
Daily,” traveled to Eagle Pass to find out why.

Guest: Edgar Sandoval, a reporter covering South Texas for The
New York Times.

Background reading:

A campaign by Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas to turn back migrants
was initially welcomed on the border. But in Eagle Pass, some of
that support appears to be waning.

The city’s mayor declared a state of emergency last month as
the level of crossings strained resources.

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