O’Rourke later pushed back against some of the rhetoric espoused by immigration hardliners that he said leads to violence and death. And this is because of Joe Biden,” Abbott said. Texas law enforcement has seized enough fentanyl to kill every man, woman and child in the entire country. There is a record amount of fentanyl coming across the border. That’s a result of stunts - not solutions.”Ībbott argued his actions are designed to save lives. “This guy’s been governor for eight years and this is where we are today, some of the worst levels of engagement and encounters, fentanyl trafficking and human smuggling that we’ve seen. He added that Abbott had years to fix the problem but failed to try until it was politically expedient. O’Rourke cited a recent Texas Tribune story stating migrant apprehensions and encounters have increased since Abbott launched the operation, which O’Rourke characterized as a $4 billion boondoggle that has led to soldier suicides and mistreatment of migrants. O’Rourke followed by laying into Abbott’s Operation Lone Star, a multi-billion-dollar, border security effort that began in March 2021. “It’s clear the Beto just wants to perpetuate the open-border policies and mischaracterize exactly what’s going on.” But under the Biden administration, we have more people coming across the border than ever in the history of our country,” Abbott said. Remember this, just two years ago, we had one of the safest borders in decades. Abbott mentioned Biden’s name at least three times during the segment and accused O’Rourke of changing his stance on border policy, including whether the Texas National Guard is needed to beef up security in the region. The debate was hosted by KXAN anchor Britt Moreno, and the panel of journalists who asked questions included Sally Hernandez of KXAN, Gromer Jeffers of The Dallas Morning News, and Steve Spriester of KSAT in San Antonio.Ībbott wasted little time linking O’Rourke to President Joe Biden and the White House’s border policies, under which migrant encounters and deaths on the country’s southern border have reached record levels. A Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday showed that 53% of likely voters plan to cast their ballot for the incumbent while 46% said they support O’Rourke. O’Rourke came into the hour-long debate trailing Abbott by single digits.
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