Texas agriculture commissioner says Gov. Abbott’s ‘misguided’ truck inspections won’t fix border problems

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s enhanced inspection of trucks entering the U.S. from Mexico in anticipation of a surge of illegal immigrants has prompted pushback from both the White House and a prominent Republican elected official in his state.

“This misguided policy will have little or no impact on the invasion on our southern border caused by the inaction of the Biden Administration,” Texas Commissioner of Agriculture Sid Miller wrote to Abbott on Tuesday. “Instead, this policy will hurt Texas and American consumers by driving up already skyrocketing food prices, worsening ongoing supply chain disruptions, causing massive produce shortages, and saddling Texas and American companies with untold losses.”

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Last week, Abbott directed the Texas Department of Public Safety to carry out “enhanced safety inspections” of vehicles that pass through ports of entry, citing “cartels that smuggle illicit contraband and people across our southern border.” Abbott is anticipating an uptick in smuggling when the Biden administration ceases expelling migrants via the Title 42 public health order.

Miller explained in his letter that he believes Abbott’s policy will force Texans to pay two dollars for a lime and five dollars for an avocado while also causing produce shelves to become empty.  

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“Your inspection protocol is not stopping illegal immigration,” Miller said to Abbott. “It is stopping food from getting to grocery store shelves and in…