The billboards pull no punches:
Important news: The Governor of Texas, @GregAbbott_TX, has launched a new advertising campaign in Mexico. The aim is to discourage migrants from attempting to cross the border illegally and to stop them from paying cartels to smuggle them into the country.
“How much did you pay to have your daughter raped?”
“Your wife & daughter will pay for their trip w/ their bodies”.… pic.twitter.com/OCL9r0CQSF
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) December 19, 2024
The tweet continues:
Abbott says the billboards are going up in both Mexico and Central America, and will be in multiple languages including Spanish, Chinese, Russian, and Arabic.
He says the billboards also warn migrants that they will be arrested and jailed if they cross illegally into Texas, and that the Trump administration will prioritize them for deportation if they’ve been arrested.
Abbott understood that the messages were pointed, and that’s exactly what was intended:
Gov. Greg Abbott today announced a new border security strategy to deter migrants from crossing into Texas.
Billboards have been posted across Central America and Mexico, telling horror stories to deter migrants from entering, Abbott said.
Those stories involve migrants being sexually assaulted while seeking to enter the United States. One of the billboards, the governor said, asks family members this question, “How much did you pay to have your daughter raped?”
“This is tough medicine,” Abbott said. “But we want no more rape trees in Texas. Do not make the dangerous trek to Texas.”
Abbott has been outspoken about his disgust with the Biden-Harris regime’s border policy, which is basically just, “Come on in!” Estimates vary widely, but in July, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz put the number at 11 million, and some think it’s far higher than that (especially when you factor in all the gotaways).
