By DUARDO PAZ-MARTINEZ
McALLEN, Texas |...Perhaps he was not invited, but McAllen Mayor Javier Villalobos did not join other Rio Grande Valley mayors on their trip to The White House. They were there to support President Joe Biden's latest Border Asylum Initiative.
". . .Honored to have been invited to the White House to join President Biden for his press conference on the Executive Order." wrote Mayor Norma Sepulveda of Harlingen on her Facebook page. "Joined by fellow South Texas mayors, I was proud to represent Harlingen and be at the forefront of issues affecting our community."
Edinburg's mayor, Ramiro Garza Jr, was there, as was Brownsville Mayor John Cowen.
We should note that Villalobos identifies himself as a Republican, so that may explain his absence. But the guy has been all about pushing the region since assuming the job, even traveling often into Mexico in support of economic trade that affects all of the valley.
There was no comment on his always in-the-know Facebook page.
We generally support all Villalobos (shown in photo at right) has done and is doing. This, however, is not a good thing for the RGV. His absence is glaring. Everybody in the valley knows of Mayor Villalobos and his efforts to upgrade life and politics in the area.
This one, however, will sting.
Villalobos should have been part of the RGV contingent in D.C.
How will he explain it?
Simply by saying that he happens to be a Republican? Sorry, that's just too lame. Noting that he was not invited? I'm sure the other mayors - and the president - would have been fine with his attendance, if for no other reason than that McAllen is a huge and integral part of the valley.
This is not a good optic for Villalobos, no...
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Great job Mayors. It’s amazing to see the RGV represented in Washington by those intellectual individuals who know our actual issues, not just those who boast for the media and lie for votes!
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