Politics & Government
Texas Leaders Among Those Pressuring Biden Administration To Lift Restrictions At US Borders
"If the government does not want to lift those restrictions, then provide a compelling reason why," Brownsville Mayor Trey Mendez said.
July 7, 2021
A group of mayors, including some from Texas, recently pressed US immigration officials on COVID-19-related travel restrictions that remain in effect — ones they say threaten to further hurt their local economies.
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The question on their minds: Why has cross-border travel, which has been suspended for more than a year, not been allowed to resume?
Officials didn’t have an answer.
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