Texas repeals immigration order that caused border gridlock

[RussBLib]

Source: L. A. Times

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday repealed his traffic-clogging immigration order that backed up commercial trucks at the U.S.-Mexico border after a week of intensifying backlash and fears of deepening economic losses.

Pressure was building on Abbott to retreat as gridlock at the border worsened and frustration mounted. The American Trucking Assn. called the inspections “wholly flawed, redundant and adding considerable weight on an already strained supply chain.”

Abbott, who is up for reelection in November and has made the border his top issue, fully lifted the inspections after reaching agreements with neighboring Mexican states that he says outline new commitments to border security. The last one was signed Friday with the governor of Tamaulipas, who this week said the inspections were overzealous and created havoc


Read more: Los Angeles Times: Texas repeals immigration order that caused border gridlock. https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2022-04-15/texas-repeals-immigration-order-that-caused-border-gridlock

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Glad it's over. Abbott is going to claim a win by saying Mexico will deploy more personnel at the border to deter migrants.

Probably will have little to no effect on the actual flow of refugees and migrants.

[XacerbatedDem]

1. I'm sure HeyAbbott put a lot of thought into that order of his.

What a maroon!

Maybe Cruz can take him to Cancun, leave him there, then forget his way back home. Could only help Tex-ass.

[hamsterjill]

2. I'm surprised the asshole didn't say Mexico agreed to pay for a wall.

After all, Anbott kisses Trump’s ass almost as much as Cancun Cruz.

[Walleye]

3. That is not going to stop them bitching and moaning about Biden's "open border"

[Warpy]

4. Bet he had a few Federal agencies breathing heavily down his neck

The onlyleader who has stepped in a deeper pile of shit lately is Putin.

He wasn't just bunging up the supplies in Texas, he was hurting the whole center of the country. Mexican grown produce is going everywhere, especially now that drought has made California much less of a producer.

[SharonClark]

5. Not "Texas", ABBOTT, the fascist dictator of Texas.

[MichMan]

6. Does anyone know what the position of the Teamsters is on the inspections?

The Teamsters have had an issue with Mexican trucks and drivers for many years and have been strong advocates for increased safety inspections of trucks entering the country


August, 2020

Mexico-based trucking companies taking jobs, profits from U.S. drivers, officials said

Groups representing owner-operator truck drivers and small carriers have urged the government to investigate whether Mexico-based carriers pose economic harm to the U.S. trucking industry.

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters sent a joint letter Tuesday asking the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) to investigate if “the U.S. long-haul trucking industry is materially harmed by an increase in cross-border trucking services provided by Mexican suppliers.”

“Because Mexico-based trucking companies and drivers are not held to the same, rigorous U.S. safety and security regulations, they are endangering the American public and taking away jobs and profits from American drivers and carriers,” said Todd Spencer, the president of OOIDA, in a release.

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ooida-teamsters-call-for-probe-of-mexican-trucking-industry