Politics: Greg Abbott’s Busing Stunt

You might have heard of this. And this is one of the reasons why I miss a show like Madam Secretary and why we need a show like it to replace it in the future since we could see another show like it taking on a subject like this. But the governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, in his quest to become the most notable Republican which sadly means being as controversial as possible (I mean, seriously: why do Republicans have to be controversial and do terrible things in order to be known? Remember when one helped pass the Citizens with Disabilities Act? Where are those Republicans nowadays?) has come up with a stunt in order to address the so called problems at the border.

 

He is concerned about all of the undocumented immigrants crossing the border and he is not sure that people in Washington understand the problem. Thus, he is busing these people to other cities like Washington DC and other cities as well. He is sending them north. Of course, you’d think that it would be easier to send them back across the border by leaving them in a place closer to the border. But that would mean Republicans would be logical.

 

There would obviously be backlash to a stunt like this which has been going on during his own reelection campaign this year. It doesn’t seem to be hurting his chances in what is still one of the reddest states in the country. One of the criticisms is that it is akin to human trafficking. He counters saying that the bus rides are completely voluntary. Whether or not these migrants know that this is what they are agreeing to is unknown to me. They need to be interviewed more by people in the news. In fact, if you know of any at all, link them in the comments.

 

What I actually like about this is how it is hilariously backfiring in a way that I’m certain that Greg doesn’t want, but is very good for these migrants. While the migrants in Texas keep getting rejected by a whole lot, where he is sending them, they are being accepted and get to stay here in this country. Obviously, this isn’t what he wants to happen. But it is a good thing to come out of the whole stunt that he’s doing.

 

This makes me wonder about some things. While it is clear that Republicans often don’t care about people who don’t vote for them, they are completely fine pointing out the issues with some countries in this world while doing nothing to help the citizens of that country. How many of them say that they are worried that the US will wind up like Venezuela? But are they helping those from the country of Venezuela? They don’t mind using people as pieces in games they are playing like Greg is doing. But they clearly don’t want them getting the help that they are now getting. Thus, when it comes to stunts like this and other issues like this, you do have to wonder why they can’t do something good intentionally. After all, the bible says, “I was a stranger and you welcomed me in.” Shouldn’t that be how the supposed Christian party should be acting?