Republican gubernatorial candidate Don Huffines says he will cut off commercial trade across the Texas-Mexico border, a move that he says would pressure Mexico to stop migrants from coming to the border.
Trade through the Texas-Mexico border is valued at $400 billion per year, and the Texas stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border is the gateway for more than half of all U.S.-Mexico trade.
Huffines, who is challenging incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott in the Republican primary, said during a recent appearance on Fox News, “Most people don’t realize, we have 25 bridges over the (Rio Grande) river. I’m going to make sure we stop all inbound commercial traffic from Mexico. And this is strategic to make sure we put the economic pressure on Mexico so they secure their side of the river.”
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