President Joe Biden visited the southern border for the first time in his presidency amid growing political pressure over the border crisis and while migrant numbers remain at historic highs. So far in Fiscal Year 2023, which began in October, the first two months have outpaced the same period last year — with 233,740 encounters in November, compared to 174,845 in 2021 and 73,994 in 2020.
BIDEN VISITS TEXAS BORDER TOWN
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