Governors from 25 states are writing to President Biden urging him to provide more information on the ongoing migrant crisis -- including their relocations and deportations.
The letter also notes an increase in illegal crossings at the northern border, increased apprehensions of migrants on the terror watch list and the ongoing fentanyl crisis -- a drug which is typically brought across the U.S. land border after its production in Mexico. The governors point to the ongoing costs of the crisis to states.
"States are forced to provide financial, educational, and medical support to migrants entering our country illegally– support that is skyrocketing in cost due to record inflation and the unprecedented influx of migrants into our states," they say."The financial impact on the states is staggering, and it is our hardworking citizens who shoulder that burden."
Gianforte, who is leading the letter, is a member of the American Governors’ Border Strike Force and visited the border after Title 42 expired in May. He also signed legislation banning"sanctuary" cities in his state on Montana.While the signees on the letter are Republicans, they note that criticism of the government’s handling of the crisis is"not a partisan issue" and highlighted recent criticism from Democrats including from New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Mass. Gov.
Along with Gianforte, the governors of Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, George, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming have all signed the letter.The governors argue that without the information they request,"we cannot fulfill our fundamental duties to protect our citizens while providing our communities with appropriate services.
The administration has repeatedly pushed back against criticism of its policies from Republicans, saying that there have been signs that its strategy of increasing
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