Border crisis lead to voters switching to GOP in Texas

 Fox News:

A Democratic county official in Texas announced that she is switching to the GOP, citing support for law enforcement and border security policy as key reasons why.

Kleberg County Attorney Kira Talip Sanchez confirmed the political party switch Saturday in a release to Fox News Digital. She addressed the Hispanic Republicans of Texas PAC at their 2024 election season kickoff event.

Kleberg County is located in southern Texas and borders the Gulf of Mexico. While it has historically leaned blue, the county voted for former President George W. Bush in 2000 and 2004, and narrowly voted for former President Donald Trump in 2020.

Sanchez cited the "unprecedented" border crisis as a main reason for her switch.

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"As County Attorney, I have been proud to work with law enforcement to ensure the safety of the citizens of Kleberg County," Sanchez said in a statement. "There is an unprecedented crisis at our southern border. I believe that the GOP’s policies of law and order protecting safety, and backing the blue best align with my values and the values of the citizens of Kleberg County."

"I look forward to working with my colleagues to keep South Texas safe," Sanchez added.

Many Texas Republicans have recently criticized the federal government's response to the border crisis, arguing that President Joe Biden's policies have been ineffective or negligent. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has been fighting a lawsuit by the Department of Justice over Texas's floating buoy barrier on the Rio Grande, which Abbott argues is necessary.
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I grew up on the border and remember when Democrats dominated politics.  That has been transitioning for some time.  Kleburg County is where the famous King Ranch is located.  It is just west of Corpus Christi.  I remember it being a barren stretch of land on the way to the Lower Rio Grande Valley.

See, also:

Biden admin’s lack of control of US border is ‘monstrous’: Brandon Judd

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