August 24th 2023.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass was outraged over Texas Governor Greg Abbott's decision to bus migrants to Los Angeles while Hurricane Hilary was bearing down on Southern California. On Sunday, August 20th, torrential rain and high winds made it an especially dangerous time to be traveling. Nevertheless, Abbott approved the deportation of 37 migrants, including 16 families with 14 children, one of which was an infant.
In a statement, Bass said, “It is evil to endanger the lives of vulnerable migrants by sending a bus with families and toddlers on board to a city that at the time was under an unprecedented tropical storm warning.” An immigrant rights group, the L.A. Welcomes Collective, confirmed the migration of those on the bus to Bass and other officials.
Bass continued to point out the hypocrisy of Abbott's actions, saying, “If anybody understands the danger of hurricanes and thunderstorms, it’s the Governor of Texas – who has to deal with this threat on an annual basis. This is a despicable act beyond politics.”
Abbott began busing migrants to Los Angeles in response to President Joe Biden's more open border policies. Abbott has pointed to Los Angeles' self-declared sanctuary city status as the reason for sending these migrants to the Golden State. However, Governor Abbott's press secretary stated that, “Migrants willingly chose to go to Los Angeles, having signed a voluntary consent waiver available in multiple languages upon boarding that they agreed on the destination.”
Regardless, Mayor Bass' opinion remains clear: the decision to bus migrants to Los Angeles in the midst of a hurricane was an irresponsible and dangerous one. Such a decision cannot be justified under any circumstances.
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