https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/18/texas-troopers-inhumane-migrants-greg-abbott-border-initiative
Troopers ultimately refused their supervisors’ orders given “the very real potential of exhausted people drowning”. They expressed their concerns to the commanding officer but were told to “tell [the migrants] to go to Mexico and get into our vehicle and leave”, Wingate wrote. He wrote that other border patrol employees provided care to migrants after they left.
He wrote that other border patrol employees provided care to migrants after they left.
And then everyone clapped
Someone should push Abbots wheelchair into the Rio Grande (with him in it obv.)
This Wikipedia article appears to be missing a few sections such as aftermath, investigation, resignations, prosecutions, etc.
He wrote that other border patrol employees provided care to migrants after they left.
I figure that this guy probably did that, but I can't help but think of something Citations Needed pointed out recently: That mainstream media outlets emphasize individual exceptions to US immigration policy in a way that gives both Americans and refugees the false impression that in spite of the cruel policies, the reality is usually one of mercy.
This helps direct the refugees we've created elsewhere to the US, fueling its absurd "border crisis" narrative. It helps liberals soothe themselves whenever their empathy flares up, and it enrages
immigration hawksbigots in a way that helps drive even more cruel and genocidal immigration policy.
go brrrrr
