Dueling Border Visits as Presidential Election Heats Up

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Dueling Border Visits as Presidential Election Heats Up

Fox News reported that President Biden and former President Trump plan visits to the U.S.-Mexico border on Thursday amid the illegal immigrant crisis. Biden will be in Brownsville, Texas, to meet with Border Patrol agents and local leaders, while Trump will speak in Eagle Pass, Texas. The locations are about 325 miles apart. As reported yesterday in BRIGHT, since Biden took office, over 7.3 million immigrants illegally crossed the border, surpassing the population of 36 states. Border encounters in fiscal year 2024 are on track to exceed last year's record.

Eagle Pass is central to a conflict between Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and the Biden administration. Last week it was announced that Governor Abbott plans to open a military base there. From Townhall:

"This will increase the ability for a larger number of Texas Military Department soldiers in Eagle Pass to operate more effectively and efficiently," Abbott said during a press conference. 

The governor said the first 300 beds should be ready by April, promising not to reduce Texas resources on the border any time soon. 

"It's going to consolidate our forces, as opposed to being scattered around many different places across this region. They will be operating out of one place. It will amass a large army in a very strategic area," Abbott continued, adding that he plans to keep Operation Loan Star in effect for the foreseeable future. 

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