April 12, 2022      6:22 PM

GOP Texas AG Commissioner Sid Miller blasts Gov. Abbott for border blockade, demands that he end it

“The President’s failed border policy does not need to be enhanced by a state policy that does little or nothing to impact illegal immigration,” Commissioner Miller told Abbott and predicted skyrocketing prices for produce: “The following week, Texas produce shelves will be empty – for the third time because of policies implemented by your administration.”

After reports in the last few days from the Texas-Mexico border revealed a growing supply chain disaster caused by Gov. Greg Abbott’s new orders for state inspections of commercial trucks coming into the United States, Republican Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller on Tuesday told Abbott in no uncertain terms that his administration needs to reverse course right now. Abbott last week ordered state inspections of commercial vehicles, creating long delays at international bridges and sparking a protest among Mexican truckers.

US Customs and Border Protection was reporting up to five-hour delays heading into Laredo. And on Monday, commercial traffic was completely stopped at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge. This is amid already high prices due to inflation with existing supply chain issues compounding the problem. For the Pharr bridge alone, the traffic stoppage is costing as much as $100 million per day, per journalist Dina Arévalo at The Monitor in the RGV.

Now Commissioner Miller, who like Abbott enjoys the support for former President Donald Trump, says the governor is only making things worse for Texas businesses and consumers.

By Scott Braddock

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