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Texas is the second state with the most coronavirus cases in recent weeks above 3, 500 new infections daily, but the Republican governor Greg Abbott wants to find guilty and found his target in immigrants.
The Delta variant of COVID – 19 has several states in the southern and central United States in check, mainly because they are the entities that have the lowest percentage of vaccination, due to misinformation.
However, in the middle of his agenda against immigrants , Abbott accuses them of contributing significantly to the infections, in a way to justify their actions to stop them and try to ban the Department of Homeland Security ( DHS ) your transfer.
Last Wednesday, for example, Texas reported more than 07, 000 new cases of Covid – 19, the number highest in ´ 24 hours since February 9 and that same day, Governor Abbott signed a new executive order that it said would help counter the increase.
No, it was not a strategy for how to increase vaccination or improve information, but against immigrants!
Your order restricts e l “Land transport of migrants who pose a risk of carrying COVID – 19 to the communities of Texas ”.
Abbot authorizes the Texas Police to“ arrest any vehicle under reasonable suspicion ”of violating the executive order.
Although e the Republican governor, a faithful follower of former President Donald Trump and his anti-immigrant agenda, does not demonstrate how one fact is linked to the other, but does launch his theories.
“The dramatic increase in illegal border crossings has also led to a dramatic increase in COVID cases – 19 among illegal migrants who have arrived in our state ” says Abbott without figures to support his claims. “We must do more to protect Texans from this virus and reduce the burden on our communities.”
It is contradictory that while Abbott pretends to be concerned about COVID cases – 19 recently issued another executive order that prohibits vaccination mandates and the use of a mask. in agencies and businesses that receive state funding.
That was in response to the White House on the nationwide immunization booster and the order for federal employees and contractors to prove they are vaccinated or follow strict facial protection and contagion tracing controls.
Abbott’s order occurs also after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reinstated the recommendation that people in areas with high transmission rates or wear a mask , even if they are vaccinated. Texas is one of those states.
“The new Executive Order emphasizes that the way forward is based on personal responsibility more than in government mandates ”, affirms Abbott.
The question is, then why do you blame the guilty immigrants?
Abbott’s new order on immigrants has already been challenged in court by the DHS.