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Gov. Cox to join other GOP governors on the southern border

Feb 1, 2024, 9:30 PM

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FILE: Gov. Spencer Cox delivers his 2024 State of the State address at the Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. G.(Trent Nelson)

(Trent Nelson)

SALT LAKE CITY — Gov. Spencer Cox will join 15 other Republican governors gathering at the southern border this weekend.

Cox, a known critic of President Biden’s border policies, will join Texas Governor Greg Abbott and others in Eagle Pass, Texas on Sunday.

He and the other GOP governors will tour a portion of the border, and then meet with Texas state officials who will brief the governors on Operation Lone Star, the state’s multi-pronged efforts to secure the border.

Cox has previously said this is an issue of national security and that federal immigration laws are not being enforced.

Utah Rep. John Curtis will visit the southern border next week. He’s expected to attend a hearing about border policies in Arizona on Thursday.

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