When the federal government bypasses the immigration laws, they steal the hope of a better life.
Imagine trying to flee from murderous cartels, terrorist organizations, unrelenting poverty, human trafficking, only for them to be allowed to follow.
Open borders are not the moral high road, they are an indicator that America will not provide sanctuary from the evils of this world.
The current situation cannot be remedied by handling it with kid-gloves. Governor Abbott is forced to do something and transporting people across the country on a tour bus is by far the least horrific thing he could do. It's certainly not in the extreme as what the U.K. is doing now, because they have reached a breaking point after decades of ideological open border policies which have destroyed their own culture. Instead of a little hardship from enforcing border policies, countries around the world are cranking it to 11 because of their own poor judgment and political interest.
Maybe the world is spinning backwards, flinging all prior noble accomplishments into the void, as feudalism knocks at the door.
Edit: As a note, see what is happening in El Salvador now.
https://www.ibtimes.com/el-salvador-...rested-3462047
"Speaking at a police barracks in the capital San Salvador, Bukele addressed public concerns of gangs "taking revenge" on the population due to the massive arrest operations.
If they commit an act of revenge, "there will not be even one meal in the prisons," the president said.
"I swear to God that they will not eat a single grain of rice, and we will see how long they last, and
I don't care what international organizations say," he added."
Those 'international organizations' ask for tolerance ,then demanded it, then ask for acceptance, then demand it. It's not about right or wrong, good or evil, suffering or peace, it's only about power and control, and the world burns in their shadow if no one stands up to them. If no one rises to the task of carrying the burden of what must be done, the entire world shoulders it. To let a dog suffer through rabies until death is not compassion, it is weakness.