10 Governors Call on Biden to Take Action on Border Crisis

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks at a press conference on the border situation while other governors look on, in Mission, Texas, on Oct. 6, 2021. Marina Fatina/NTD

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, was joined by nine peers on Oct. 6 at the U.S.–Mexico border, with the group calling on President Joe Biden to take 10 steps to address the worsening border crisis.

“We need Joe Biden to step up and lead. We can do this by enacting commonsense policies,” Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, a Republican, told reporters at the briefing in Mission, Texas.