Blog Stage 6 Response

I agree with you Ignacio, Texas politicians have too much of an obsession with the border wall even though all it would do is take away money from Texas. Texas politicians need to concentrate on things that would benefit the citizens of Texas. Spending billions on a wall that would do nothing since most illegal immigrants come through legal ports of entry, is a giant waste of money. The false narrative being conveyed of a mass migration evading our borders is creating an unnecessary fear from many Americans. Dan Patrick needs to be working on things that Texans need like better health care, Hurricane Harvey recovery, and better public schools. Stroking fear from a threat that does not exist does not help anyone. The whole border wall being pushed by many Texas republicans and the President just seem like a way to save face in the election. They don’t want to irritate their voting base, so they are trying to keep good on their campaign promises. Also, as a republican in Texas, disagreeing with the Presidents’ policies is like a death wish for their reelection. Therefore, many republicans just blindly follow the president, they don’t want to lose their chance for reelection. Your point of calling the state of emergency political ploy of the administration and Texas officials is a completely accurate description. I agree that Texan officials need to work on things that will actually benefit Texas.