03/01/2024

During Trips to Texas, Biden and Trump Try to Work Immigration to Their Political Advantage

They both traveled to the border yesterday

President Joe Biden and likely Republican challenger Donald Trump arrived Thursday in Texas, some 300 miles apart, for dueling trips to the U.S.-Mexico border in a sign of how central immigration has become to the 2024 election and how much each man wants to use it to his advantage.

Each chose an optimal location to underscore his points.

Biden, who wants to spotlight how Republicans tanked a bipartisan border security deal on Trump's orders, went to the Rio Grande Valley city of Brownsville. For nine years, this was the busiest corridor for illegal crossings; however, they have dropped sharply in recent months.

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