Abbott scrambles to exploit deaths of migrants found in Texas

[Nevilledog]

Link to tweet

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/abbott-scrambles-exploit-deaths-migrants-found-texas-rcna35695?cid=sm_npd_ms_tw_ma


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It’s not surprising that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott commented on the developments. What was surprising was what the Republican had to say.

“These deaths are on Biden,” Abbott wrote on Twitter. “They are a result of his deadly open border policies. They show the deadly consequences of his refusal to enforce the law.”

Right off the bat, part of the problem with the GOP governor’s pitch is the failure in logic. If the Biden administration had “open border policies,” human smugglers wouldn’t have packed dozens of migrants into a truck as part of a scheme to enter the United States illegally.

In other words, if there were an open border, the migrants would’ve taken advantage of that, rather than put their lives at risk. They wouldn’t have paid smugglers to pack them into a container. The tragic story serves as a reminder that Abbott’s principal talking point isn’t true, even as he brings attention to the evidence that discredits his own claim.

What’s more, incidents like these occurred long before President Joe Biden took office. During Donald Trump’s presidency, for example, there was a similarly deadly incident, also near San Antonio, in which 10 migrants died after being trapped inside a truck.

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[Sneederbunk]

1. If there is an open border, why are migrants hiding in trucks?

[Nevilledog]

2. They. Lie. About. Everything.

[Turbineguy]

3. Nature abhors a vacuum

Somebody's gotta take over lying from trump!

[tulipsandroses]

4. Well then, there are 19 dead kids, some decapitated that's on you

You own the some of the most horrific mass shooting deaths.

[keithbvadu2]

5. Abbot was inspecting trucks for a while.

Now he is letting smuggling go on.

[herding cats]

6. If borders are too weak then why did these poor souls risk death and die to migrate?

Day one, a few hours after it was reported I had this conversation. Long before Abbott went stupid on it. The person said to me, if Trump is to blame when migrants die then this is on Biden and his weakness on border control. I kid you not.

We underestimate the extent of the stupidity of a cult mentality.

[Freddie]

7. Why did they come here?

To work.
Who hired them?
People who want cheap labor. Probably Republicans.
Why are THEY never charged??