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Texas Governor Greg Abbott Wants to Deny Baby Formula to Migrant Babies.
But they’re “pro life”, right?
As weeks pass with no relief in sight for the baby formula crisis that’s left parents across the country feeling increasingly desperate, it’s been difficult not to pay particularly close attention to the right wing’s reaction to it. Of course the typical short sighted, laughably ignorant responses you might see on social media such as “breast milk is free” have been rampant. But even more interesting has been the reaction of right wing lawmakers, and arguably none have been more vile than that of Texas Governor Greg Abbott.
Alex Woodward with The Independent writes:
A statement from Texas Governor Greg Abbott condemning Joe Biden’s administration for providing baby formula to migrant children in detention centres has faced widespread criticism, accusing the Republican of politically motivated anti-immigrant rhetoric during a nationwide formula shortage.
“Our children deserve a president who puts their needs and survival first — not one who gives critical supplies to illegal immigrants before the very people he took an oath to serve,” the governor said in a joint statement with the president of a union representing border patrol agents.
The governor’s statement follows…
