It's his first trip to the border as president after two years of Republicans hounding him as soft on border security while the number of migrants crossing spirals.
President Joe Biden is heading to the U.S.-Mexico border later Sunday for a firsthand look at security.President Joe Biden arrived in Texas on Sunday for his first trip to the U.S.-Mexico border since taking office, stopping in El Paso after two years of hounding by Republicans who have hammered him as soft on border security while the number of migrants crossing spirals.
"The president's very much looking forward to seeing for himself firsthand what the border security situation looks like," John Kirby, the White House national security spokesman, said.Abbott was on hand as Biden got off Air Force One, giving the president a letter that outlined laws that the governor said would make a great difference, if enforced, in addressing the "chaos" at the border.
"I think they're trying to send a message that they're going to more consistently check people's documented status, and if you have not been processed they are going to pick you up," said Ruben Garcia of the Annunciation House aid group in El Paso. Mexico "is a terrible country where there is crime, corruption, cartels and even the police persecute you," he said. "They say that people who think about entering illegally won't have a chance, but at the same time I don't have a sponsor. ... I came to this country to work. I didn't come here to play."
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told reporters aboard Air Force One that the administration is trying to "incentivize a safe and orderly way and cut out the smuggling organizations," saying the policies are "not a ban at all" but an attempt to protect migrants from the trauma that smuggling can create.
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President Joe Biden in Texas for his first visit to border as presidentIt's his first trip to the border as president after two years of Republicans hounding him as soft on border security while the number of migrants crossing spirals.
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President Joe Biden in Texas for his first visit to border as presidentIt's his first trip to the border as president after two years of Republicans hounding him as soft on border security while the number of migrants crossing spirals.
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President Joe Biden in Texas for his first visit to border as presidentIt's his first trip to the border as president after two years of Republicans hounding him as soft on border security while the number of migrants crossing spirals.
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President Joe Biden visits US-Mexico border, getting first look at securityIt's his first trip to the border as president after two years of Republicans hounding him as soft on border security while the number of migrants crossing spirals.
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President Joe Biden visits US-Mexico border, getting first look at securityIt's his first trip to the border as president after two years of Republicans hounding him as soft on border security while the number of migrants crossing spirals.
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President Joe Biden visits US-Mexico border, getting first look at securityIt's his first trip to the border as president after two years of Republicans hounding him as soft on border security while the number of migrants crossing spirals.
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