Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced a new billboard campaign on Thursday to warn of the potential for this to happen Illegal immigrants About the “horrific” reality of human trafficking and the violence and danger they face if they try to enter the United States illegally
Abbott said the state is placing dozens of billboards with warnings in several languages throughout Mexico and Central America.
“We are here to reveal the truth to migrants who are thinking about coming here, and the truth about the human traffickers who abuse so many women and children along the way.” The governor said. “The message is: Don't risk a dangerous journey to be arrested and deported.”
Abbott, who recently made another trip to the border with The next border czar, Tom HomanHe also stressed that the new Trump administration “will prioritize the deportation of apprehended illegal immigrants.”
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A billboard put up by the state of Texas warns illegal immigrants that they will be arrested. (Fox News Digital)
The billboards will be written in Spanish, Russian, Chinese and Arabic, and will be placed next to them Migrant travel routes.
The governor made his announcement at a farm on the southern border. He was standing next to a burned-out “rape tree,” where landlords said migrant women were routinely raped. Abbott said the billboards “tell the horror stories of human trafficking” and “inform potential illegal immigrants of the reality of what will happen to them if they try to enter Texas illegally.”
One billboard written in Spanish depicts a young girl and simply asks: “How much did you pay to rape your daughter?”
Another picture depicts a pregnant woman and says: “Your wife and daughter will pay for their trip with their bodies.”
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Abbott criticized governments and private groups that “make it seem like going to Texas might be harmless,” and said the state is trying to “present realistic facts to immigrants who are thinking about coming here to save their lives, to save them from danger.” Sexual assault, spared them from arrest and told them there were consequences if they took any further steps to come to Texas.”
“This is tough medicine, but we don't want any more kale trees in Texas,” Abbott said. “Don't make the dangerous trip to Texas.”
The governor went on to express his regret over the historic increase in illegal immigration under the state's rule Biden administration“It is a deadly situation, a horrific situation, a horror that we fully expect will end in about a month when President Trump takes office and closes the border and restores safety and normalcy to the immigration process,” he said.
