Saturday 1 October 2022 06:27 PM Democrat Texas mayor says she BACKS GOP governors trends now
A Democratic mayor in Texas has pushed back on claims that illegal immigrants are being lied to when they are bussed to sanctuary cities, and said she thinks many are grateful for the ride further into the United States.
Yolanda Ramon, mayor pro-tem of Eagle Pass, Texas, said migrants she's met who have crossed into the US are often just looking for get further away from the border and would appreciate the help getting there.
She also said they often are unaware of how far other cities are once they arrive in the country, which is why they're often ready to take up offers of free transportation to northern cities.
'I can tell you one thing, they’re not being lied to. You run into them at the gas station, they’ll tell you I just want to go somewhere. I just want to go further up north,' Ramon said.
Yolanda Ramon, mayor of Eagle Pass, Texas, says illegal immigrants are thankful for the rides to sanctuary cities that Republican politicians are providing them
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has bussed approximately 10,000 migrants to Democratic sanctuary cities, and New York has had 15,500 migrants show up in the city recently
A group of nearly 50 migrants from Venezuela who were flown to the island of Martha's Vineyard by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis
'They don’t even know where they’re at sometimes,' she continued. 'They’ll ask how far is San Antonio? How far is Houston? How far is New York?'
She told Fox News that illegal immigration is the most 'pressing issue' in the city of Eagle Pass, which lies directly on the US-Mexico border.
Ramon's comments come as the border between US and Mexico sees increased strain from an influx of immigrants, and many Republican politicians have taken
