Spot, a robotic dog developed by Boston Dynamics that has deployed with U.S. Special Operations, is a crowd favorite at the expo. photo by Christopher Lee/TEXAS OBSERVER
Then read this eye-opening article about last month’s Border Security Expo in San Antonio, where millions of taxpayer dollars are spent on the latest weapons and surveillance technology.
“When I look at the industrial-military complex building up in the other room, and I see the billions of dollars being made south of the border and the billions being made north of the border, I wonder if anyone really wants to solve this problem.”
~ Charles Maley, South Texans’ Property Rights Association
ADVOCACY ACTION CHALLENGE: Write a letter to Governor Greg Abbott here protesting excessive and expensive militarization of the border and policies that enrich manufacturers of weapons and military technology at taxpayers’ expense. Urge him to instead direct your tax money to the many NGOs with expertise in aiding and processing immigrants and asylum seekers. We’d love to share your letter on social media (without your identifying info); copy and paste what you wrote into an email and send it to us here with “I wrote Abbott” in the subject line.
