Migrant encounters at border soar past the 200K mark in December, with over a week still to go
FOX NewsDEC 2023
The Spin
Democratic narrative
Transporting immigrants away from the border is cruelty, and Abbott is making matters worse by having buses and planes drop them off without any warning or coordination with the arrival city. There are better ways to handle the influx of immigrants, but Abbott insists on using people as political pawns and making a spectacle to win points with his base.
Republican narrative
Abbott is doing what he can to protect his city being overrun by migrants who have taken advantage of Biden's failed policies to enter the country illegally. Transporting individuals to cities that welcome immigrants is more humane than the Biden administration's strategy of keeping people in outdoor camps at the border.