The closer we get to May 11, the more Governor Greg Abbott ramps up his criticism of Joe Biden and the Biden border crisis. Texas is on the frontline of the wave of migrants about to crash over the border with their claims of asylum and arrogant sense of entitlement to the generosity of American taxpayers. The Biden administration is not prepared to handle the coming disaster. A measly 1500 troops deployed to El Paso is not anywhere near the number of troops needed to help get the situation under control. Governor Abbott said that Biden should have called up 15,000 or 150,000 troops to do the job.

Those 1500 troops are mostly assigned to administrative duties, expediting the processing of migrants. They are not to be used in a law enforcement kind of capacity. They won’t deter illegal immigration at the border, they will assist in making the process easier for those apprehended.

Since Biden is unwilling to send the personnel needed to the border, Governor Abbott deployed a new National Guard unit. They boarded C-130 aircraft in Austin and traveled to El Paso and other hotspots along the Rio Grande River. Abbott called them the Texas Tactical Border Force. The elite unit carry M-16 rifles and wears tactical gear. “They will be deployed to hotspots along the border to intercept, repel and to turn back” migrants who cross into Texas without legal authorization, Abbott said.

Governor Abbott has to do what Joe Biden will not do – secure the Texas border as best as he can.

Abbott, citing administration figures, said lifting Title 42 is likely to have the effect of enticing as many as 13,000 migrants per day to cross the border, many of whom have paid smugglers to guide them on their journey.

Texas lawmakers, meanwhile, are considering Abbott-backed legislation that would make entering Texas without legal authorization a state-level felony and a measure that would make it a felony to operate or work in a so-called stash house for immigrants.

“Texas is doing more than any state in the history of the United States of America to defend our border,” Abbott said.

“President Biden is laying down a welcome mat to the entire world,” Abbott said.

Guard soldiers and troopers from the Texas Department of Public Safety have laid “miles of concertina wire” along the Texas side of the Rio Grande River as part of Governor Abbott’s Operation Lone Star.

The governor’s office issued a press release about the deployment.

“With the ending of Title 42 on Thursday, President Biden is laying down the welcome mat to people across the entire world, but Texas is deploying our new Texas Tactical Border Force,” said Governor Abbott. “The Texas National Guard is loading Blackhawk helicopters and C-130s and deploying specially trained soldiers for the Texas Tactical Border Force, who will be deployed to hotspots all along the border to help intercept and repel large groups of migrants trying to enter Texas illegally. The Texas Tactical Border Force will bolster our Operation Lone Star efforts to secure the Texas border amid the chaos caused by President Biden’s elimination of Title 42.”

Border Czar Mike Banks was one of the officials who joined Abbott in Austin to make the announcement. Also present was Major General Suelzer, Adjutant General of the Texas Military Department, and Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw.

“I have traveled along the border and seen firsthand the impact President Biden’s border crisis is having on Texas communities,” said Border Czar Banks. “Governor Abbott is doing the job that President Biden and the federal government is refusing to do, and Texas will continue to work relentlessly to defend our border. Today’s deployment of the Texas Tactical Border Force will allow us to shift resources to needed locations effectively and efficiently. I will continue to work with Governor Abbott as we continue to protect Texas against this unprecedented influx of illegal immigration.”

“The Texas National Guard is executing a planned, multi-phased response in preparation for the end of Title 42,” said Major General Suelzer. “We have shifted troops to hotspots, added additional drone teams, and increased miles of barrier along the border. The dedication of these troops to the State of Texas is inspirational.”

“The Texas Department of Public Safety is increasing resources at the border, and we are deploying hundreds of troopers around the state, including enhanced tactical teams and field force operations teams, to hold the line,” said Director McCraw. “There are 29 places you can cross into the U.S. legally, and our job is to ensure we hold that line and keep those the only places these people can cross.”

There may as well not be Title 42 now along the southern border. The number of illegal aliens continues to rapidly increase with each day that goes by.