AG Ken Paxton Leads 15-State Coalition Against Biden-Senate Border Bill, Citing Inadequate Immigration Reforms

Attorney General Ken Paxton is spearheading a charge against the Biden-Senate border bill with a united front of 15 attorneys general from across the nation firmly standing in opposition, as reported by the Texas Attorney General's office. In a blistering critique, the coalition's letter denounces the proposal as a misguided priority that does little to address soaring border crossings and instead caters to foreign interests and cheap labor advocates.

The attorneys general contend that the bill, rather than confronting the crux of the border crisis, seems bent on perpetuating a litany of incentives drawing migrants to the United States and employing legal loopholes that allow them to remain despite providing inadequate solutions for robust deportation protocols, the Texas Attorney General's office states. Furthermore, they assert that allowing the District Court for the District of Columbia exclusive jurisdiction over legal challenges to the policy would unfairly tip the scales against the state's rights.

Drawing attention to the potential consequences of such legislation, the letter forcefully argues for the empowerment of states to enforce federal immigration laws. By doing so, any pre-emption concerns stemming from the Supreme Court’s Arizona v. United States decision could be legislatively overruled, thereby addressing a point of legal contention that the Biden Administration has used to undermine state-level immigration enforcement actions.

"This bill prioritizes the interests of foreign nationals, corporate lobbies seeking cheap labor, non-governmental organizations paid to implement the Biden Administration's policies, and the entire open-borders industrial complex over the interests of our taxpaying American citizens," Paxton stated, his words echoing concerns that the proposed measures would institutionalize policies long sought after by those favoring less stringent border security rather than reinforcing the rule of law that, according to critics, has been flagrantly ignored by federal officials in recent times