Gov. Noem and Colleagues Support Gov. Abbott’s Efforts to Secure the Southern Border

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Gov. Noem and Colleagues Support Gov. Abbott’s Efforts to Secure the Southern Border

PIERRE, S.D. – Today, Governor Kristi Noem and 24 of her fellow Republican governors sent the following statement supporting Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s efforts to secure the U.S. Southern Border:

“President Biden and his Administration have left Americans and our country completely vulnerable to unprecedented illegal immigration pouring across the Southern border. Instead of upholding the rule of law and securing the border, the Biden Administration has attacked and sued Texas for stepping up to protect American citizens from historic levels of illegal immigrants, deadly drugs like fentanyl, and terrorists entering our country.

“We stand in solidarity with our fellow Governor, Greg Abbott, and the State of Texas in utilizing every tool and strategy, including razor wire fences, to secure the border. We do it in part because the Biden Administration is refusing to enforce immigration laws already on the books and is illegally allowing mass parole across America of migrants who entered our country illegally.

“The authors of the U.S. Constitution made clear that in times like this, states have a right of self-defense, under Article 4, Section 4 and Article 1, Section 10, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution. Because the Biden Administration has abdicated its constitutional compact duties to the states, Texas has every legal justification to protect the sovereignty of our states and our nation.” 

Governor Noem was joined by the following Republican governors in issuing the statement:

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey, Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy, Arkansas Governor Sarah Sanders, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, Idaho Governor Brad Little, Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves, Missouri Governor Mike Parson, Montana Governor Greg Gianforte, Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen, Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu, North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, Utah Governor Spencer Cox, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin, West Virginia Governor Jim Justice, and Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon.

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13 thoughts on “Gov. Noem and Colleagues Support Gov. Abbott’s Efforts to Secure the Southern Border”

  1. The timing of this is priceless in light of national reports that the parties are very close to a deal to address the border crises but Trump is demanding that republicans torpedo it so as to deprive Biden of some sort of victory. Pretty gross and transparent that some republicans don’t really care about solving the problem and simply want it to continue so that they and Trump have something to complain about.

      1. McConnell flat out said it. “Quite the quandary” They want the solution proposed but Trump wants it tanked. What a joke.

      2. McConnell said it. “Quite the quandary” They want the solution as proposed but Trump wants it tanked. What a joke the Trump crew are.

        1. the article you linked doesn’t contradict the first post in this thread at all. reading doesn’t seem to be a talent of yours either.

          1. The Federal Government is breaking the law right now.

            Congress isn’t the issue.

            Biden needs to be impeached.

  2. The border can be secured. The legislation in Congress is sensible. Repubs simply don’t want to implement decent and lawful solutions to secure the border as long as Biden is president. Gov.-Noem and her cohorts are simply joining in Abbott’s sick games. Unfortunately, there is enormous stupidity throughout South Dakota, so the Abbott and Noem et al are allowed to play their weird games down there.

    1. The border was secured until Biden unsecured it. Biden and you are breaking Federal laws.

  3. even if the border is secured the question of what to do with the people who have already entered the country will remain so I don’t know why anybody would worry about fixing this problem before the election. Its going to take years

  4. upshot: the term “blood and treasure” is used a lot in the wars of this century. the south dakota military forces have limits on both, making them highly valuable. let’s make sure we consider this.

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