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In December 2023, over 300,000 migrant encounters were recorded by the US Border Patrol, not counting “gotaways.”  

In December 2023, over 300,000 migrant encounters were recorded by the US Border Patrol, not counting “gotaways.”  

The Texas state government tried to ameliorate the immediate, local impact by transporting approximately 100,000 migrants to other states of their choice in most cases. In particular, Texas sent thousands of migrants at taxpayer expense to self-proclaimed “sanctuary cities” such as [[New York City]], [[Washington, DC]], [[Los Angeles]], and [[Chicago]].  

The Texas state government tried to ameliorate the immediate, local impact by transporting approximately 100,000 migrants to other states of their choice in most cases. In particular, Texas sent thousands of migrants at taxpayer expense to self-proclaimed "[[sanctuary cities]]" such as [[New York City]], [[Washington, DC]], [[Los Angeles]], and [[Chicago]].  

Texas also tried to install impediments to migrant passage into the state and country, such as floating buoys in the middle of the river and shipping containers arranged along the banks of the [[Rio Grande river]] that separates the US from Mexico. In 2023, Texas installed razor wire on top of the shipping containers and at ground level to prevent migrants from climbing over the barriers. The measures had some success in limiting entry.

Texas also tried to install impediments to migrant passage into the state and country, such as floating buoys in the middle of the river and shipping containers arranged along the banks of the [[Rio Grande river]] that separates the US from Mexico. In 2023, Texas installed razor wire on top of the shipping containers and at ground level to prevent migrants from climbing over the barriers. The measures had some success in limiting entry.