Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, was joined by nine peers on Oct. 6 at the U.S.–Mexico border, with the group calling on President Joe Biden to take 10 steps to address the worsening border crisis. “We need Joe Biden to step up and lead. We can do this by enacting commonsense policies,” Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, a Republican, told reporters at the briefing in Mission, Texas. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, another Republican, added: “Either he’s unwilling to solve this crisis, or he doesn’t know how. So we’re here to offer solutions.” The group wants the Biden administration to fully reimplement the “remain in Mexico” program, which cut down on illegal immigration; resume construction of the border wall; stop the release of illegal immigrants into the U.S. interior; dedicate additional judges and other resources to clear the growing backlog of asylum cases; and deploy more federal officers to the …
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