A Republican delegation from the House Homeland Security Committee toured the border in a 'border bootcamp' this week in El Paso, Texas as they eye legislative fixes.
Numbers at the border rocketed up shortly after the Biden administration took office and remained high since then. There were over 1.7 million encounters of migrants at the border in FY 21 and more than 2.3 million in FY 22. So far in FY 2023, which began in October, there have beenThe visits to the border from Republicans -- as well as some Democrats -- come amid a dispute between the Biden administration and congressional Republicans as to who is to blame for the crisis.
The administration has called for Congress to approve more funding for the border and pass a sweeping immigration reform measure that includes a pathway to citizenship for millions of illegal immigrants already in the country. It also recently announced a new asylum rule to make some migrants who have crossed illegally ineligible for asylum."America’s border problems won’t be fixed until Congress acts.
LaLota told Fox that he met with Border Patrol agents and saw how low their morale was after dealing with a two-year crisis. "Their morale is low," he said."As a group they're not getting the support they deserve from the Biden administration and quite honestly that needs to change and needs to change right away.He said that while Republicans will likely introduce additional legislation in the coming weeks, it also needs the Biden administration to step up.
Adam Shaw is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital, primarily covering immigration and border security.
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