As election day nears, Governor Greg Abbott is threatening to declare the influx of immigrants and asylum seekers at the border an “invasion,” opening up the possibility of military action and further taxpayer expense. What is the real cost of Operation Lone Star?
- The death of seven soldiers of the National Guard: four by suicide, two by accidental shootings, one by drowning
- $2.5 million PER WEEK of Texas taxpayers’ money
- Deteriorating relations Mexico, with our number one trading partner, leading them to cancel construction of an important rail link formerly scheduled to go through Texas
- $42 billion in gross domestic product and 36,000 jobs
- $30 million from the already underfunded Texas juvenile justice department
- $210 million from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and $160 million from the Department of Public Safety
- $1 billion from federal coronavirus relief aid
From Texas Impact, read a summary of Operation Lone Star’s true cost here. Then TAKE FIVE minutes and contact Governor Greg Abbott here to let him know what you think about this cruel, expensive, and ineffectual program. (And email us here so we can count your action.)
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