MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Assembly was scheduled to vote Tuesday on a Republican-sponsored resolution calling on Democratic Gov. Tony Evers to send aid and support to help secure the Mexico border and enforce immigration laws.
The resolution comes from a pair of Republican legislative leaders who recently visited the border in south Texas. Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke and President Pro Tempore Tyler August said the issue there is a national humanitarian crisis that demands Wisconsin take action, even though the state is more than 1,300 miles from the border.
The lawmakers said immigration affect Wisconsin and the entire country because people trying to enter there spread out nationwide.
Texas has not asked for National Guard troops from Wisconsin, but in 2018 then-Gov. Scott Walker sent dozens to assist at the border. Evers withdrew Guard troops from the region shortly after taking office in 2019.
The resolution is non-binding, meaning that even if it passes Evers would not be required to take any action.
May 11, 2021 at 01:10PM
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