Reps. Chip Roy and Henry Cuellar of Texas introduced a bill on Tuesday aimed at eradicating an invasive weed along the Rio Grande which makes it highly difficult for border patrol agents to navigate vast areas of the southern border. The bill, first obtained by Fox News, is a far cry from a comprehensive immigration reform package that's dogged lawmakers for decades. Its chief purpose is to help destroy fields of "carrizo cane" that grow along the southwestern border and build more roads so law enforcement agents can better patrol the territory and apprehend illegal immigrants and smugglers. Late last month he warned in an interview with Axios that the government just "let everybody in" along the southern border. "It will provide the resources needed to eradicate river reed growth along the Rio Grande, as well as build passable roads along our southern border."

Source: Fox News March 09, 2021 18:27 UTC