Mexican president says Texas governor's immigration order “vulgar,” “backward”


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MEXICO CITY, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Friday described as "vulgar" and "backward" a new immigration order issued by the governor of the U.S. state of Texas. "It is an aberration, we do not agree with it. It is extremely vulgar and has no legal basis," Lopez Obrador said. Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued an executive order on Thursday authorizing state forces to apprehend migrants and return them to the U.S.-Mexico border. Lopez Obrador said Abbott "is not legally allowed to make that decision" because "it has to do with the U.S. federal government."...