Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's fervently anti-migrant speech Wednesday at the Republican National Convention — and the crowd's response — drew swift condemnation from immigration reform groups, one of whom described the mood in the room as feeling 'sinister.
Abbott falsely claimed President Biden had never been to the border and accused the White House letting in"rapists, murderers, even terrorists."
Although some Republicans have embraced a message of unity following last weekend' attempted assassination attempt on presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump, Abbott's speech was anything but a come-together moment. "Biden has welcomed into our country rapists, murderers, even terrorists," Abbott said in defense of his border crackdown.
"The fact that area full of people were waving these signs, without thought to how many American families and lives would be destroyed by such a policy, should be THE front-page news story today," the group tweeted."This doesn't feel like a political rally," Young wrote on social media platform X.
The mass deportation signs are so offensive. This is scary and giving Nazi vibes. Immigrants are human beings Greg! St. Peter is watching you! This is not what Jesus would do. Make Abbott Go Away! Abbott has taken heat for repeatedly likening surges in border crossings to an"invasion," a word frequently invoked by White supremacists.
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