Ken Paxton calls for balancing border security with immigration reform to help labor-starved business sectors

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is advocating for a balance between border security and immigration reform to address labor shortages in business sectors.
The Texas attorney general and Republican candidate for U.S. Senate blamed Democrats for standing in the way of a deal, arguing one could have been passed during the first Trump administration.
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