Texas Governor Announces Plans for Floating Barrier in Rio Grande

Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced the deployment of a 1,000-foot inflatable barrier in the Rio Grande river.
The floating barrier will cost $1 million and is intended to prevent migrants from illegally crossing into Texas from Mexico.
The barrier will consist of buoys placed in the river off the city of Eagle Pass, an area of heavy illegal border crossings.
Abbott said the barrier can be moved to other parts of the border and expanded in the future.
Immigration advocates criticized the plan as a political stunt that will do little to address the root causes of migration.