Despite criticism, DeSantis travels to Texas to talk border security; FL is a 'destination' for

[TexasTowelie]

Despite criticism, DeSantis travels to Texas to talk border security; FL is a ‘destination’ for illegal crossings


The Florida state police dispatched by Gov. Ron DeSantis to help patrol the Texas-Mexico border have assisted in arrests of more than 2,800 undocumented immigrants, including more than 100 felony arrests, the governor said Saturday.

Those offenses included human trafficking, drug smuggling, and stolen vehicles, DeSantis said during a news briefing also attended by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.

“They have had a big impact,” DeSantis said.

DeSantis sent 50 state officers to Texas on June 24 in response to Abbott’s request for help.

Both GOP governors have criticized President Joe Biden for reversing border policies approved by former President Donald Trump, including separating young children from their families and forcing asylum seekers to remain in Mexico pending decisions on their cases.

Read more: https://www.floridaphoenix.com/2021/07/17/despite-criticism-desantis-travels-to-texas-to-talk-border-security-fl-is-a-destination-for-illegal-crossings/

[Walleye]

1. Well it gives them something to do besides arrest poor Floridians for smoking dope

[viva la]

2. Fl is also a "destination" for Covid

...but DeSantis doesn't care about that.

[sanatanadharma]

3. "offenses included human trafficking, drug smuggling, and stolen vehicles"...

Sounds like Miami.

[Sancho]

4. Meanwhile back in Florida on the beach....

[Phoenix61]

5. The math works out to not quite 2 arrests a day.

I can’t help but wonder how many of those arrests would have been made without FDL there. His feigned surprise that undocumented workers would be heading to Florida is laughable. The two biggest employers in Florida are tourism and agriculture both of which are well known for hiring anybody with a heart beat.

[OnDoutside]

6. I'd like to see the Lincoln Project do some anti DiSantis ads in the

WPB area saying how he's positioning himself to blow past Trump.

[hay rick]

7. Somebody has to get coffee for the actual professionals.

Last paragraph of the article:

Steven McCraw, director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, said Florida Highway Patrol troopers have been teamed with their Texas counterparts, as have Florida wildlife officers with Texas officers patrolling the Rio Grande. Florida Department of Law Enforcement officers are also on the scene.