Newsweek spoke to multiple experts to assess the governor's claim. They cast doubt on some of his assertions.
On August 27, Texas Governor Greg Abbott claimed the state's issue with migrants coming across the southern border from Mexico had been 'solved' during an interview with NewsNation's Ali Bradley.The Republican governor has poured substantial resources into Operation Lone Star, a program he launched in 2021 in a bid to control migration.
who taught at the University of Southern California, questioned Abbott's claim to be behind the recent fall in suspected illegal migrant encounters in Texas.'Abbott has not 'solved' anything. Migrant encounters are down all across the Southwest Border, and the reasons don't have anything to do with Texas,' Suro told Newsweek.
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