I think the disconnect is coming from the phrasing. There are netted buoys in the river, and razor wire fences by the river. So you’re right that the buoys themselves don’t have razor wire, but it’s definitely part of the “solution” our petty and evil state government is wasting our money on.
It’s already a big-ass river with the border patrol cruising up and down the region in boats and trucks. The buoys are needlessly provocative, serve a purpose outside the purview of state authority, are ineffectual at any significant scale and thereby just trying to push people to even more dangerous routes without any actual impact on unauthorized crossings, are dangerous beyond what’s visible, and are most likely ecologically harmful.
Honest people can disagree about the economic strain of unregulated migration, whether border states are getting the support they need from the Federal government, and who “deserves” what, but this is petty posturing and hurting people without making an actual policy difference. The notion that the state suffers overall from the inflow is just a racist dog whistle anyway.
I would argue its not, after all there are many things handled both by the feds and the state. And texas already put up plenty of walls in more urban areas.
I think the disconnect is coming from the phrasing. There are netted buoys in the river, and razor wire fences by the river. So you’re right that the buoys themselves don’t have razor wire, but it’s definitely part of the “solution” our petty and evil state government is wasting our money on.
Whats exactly is evil about the buoys?
It’s already a big-ass river with the border patrol cruising up and down the region in boats and trucks. The buoys are needlessly provocative, serve a purpose outside the purview of state authority, are ineffectual at any significant scale and thereby just trying to push people to even more dangerous routes without any actual impact on unauthorized crossings, are dangerous beyond what’s visible, and are most likely ecologically harmful.
Honest people can disagree about the economic strain of unregulated migration, whether border states are getting the support they need from the Federal government, and who “deserves” what, but this is petty posturing and hurting people without making an actual policy difference. The notion that the state suffers overall from the inflow is just a racist dog whistle anyway.
I would argue its not, after all there are many things handled both by the feds and the state. And texas already put up plenty of walls in more urban areas.
Get back to me when they put buoys in the Red River.