Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Might Be Eyeing a 2024 Presidential Election Run After Sending Illegal Immigrants to D.C. - Analysts

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott might be vying for the White House in the 2024 presidential election after he enacted his new policy of sending illegal immigrants to D.C., which is part of his plan to sway GOP voters, analysts say.

GOP strategist Doug Heye noted that just like several Republicans, Abbott is upping his reputation and pushing on important issues to the base, which puts himself in a position to run, according to a Daily Mail report.

Sen. Ted Cruz commented on Abbott's policy, saying that it gets "liberal elites" and U.S. President Joe Biden's administration to actually care about millions of illegal aliens streaming across the U.S.-Mexico border.

Texas-based GOP strategist Brendan Steinhauser said that Abbott's move "has been favored in the polls."

Steinhauser said that he thinks it is playing well with Republicans as they "clearly want their elected officials to be tough on illegal immigration."

He added that people want to ensure that security is placed first on the list of priorities.

Meanwhile, Heye said that despite GOP's support for Abbott, the Texas governor will not be making any formal decision until former U.S. President Donald Trump announces whether he will run or not.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is seen to be a possible top contender for Trump, with many seeing him as a lawmaker that can push the same policies that made Trump popular.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Illegal Immigrants

Last week, a second group of asylum seekers arrived in Washington D.C. on Thursday on a charter bus after Abbott directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management to send migrants to D.C., according to an ABC News Go report.

It was a day after the first bus of undocumented migrants from Colombia, Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua was transported to Washington D.C.

The Texas governor noted that the order is a direct response to Biden's plans to end Title 42 expulsions on May 23.

Abbott also said that there will be more that will be dropped at Washington "by bus or plane so that Washington is going to have to respond and deal with the same challenges" that they are facing.

Immigration advocacy groups and faith leaders had a joint press conference in front of Union Station to welcome asylum seekers who arrived in Washington.

Abel Nunez, the executive director of Carecen, noted that their community is ready to receive any immigrants that the governor of Texas wants to send, adding that they have the support of the local government.

Carecen is a Central American refugee nonprofit.

2024 Presidential Election

Biden said in March that he would consider himself "very fortunate" if Trump decides to run against him for a second time in the 2024 presidential election, according to a CNBC News report.

In the 2020 election, Biden defeated Trump by more than four percentage points in the popular vote, while he defeated the former Republican president by 74 Electoral College votes.

Trump has falsely claimed that he had won the 2020 election without any basis. The former president and his allies argued that Biden's win was based on ballot fraud.

However, the courts dismissed dozens of lawsuits regarding the matter.

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Written by: Mary Webber

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