Biden is dealing with the worst border crisis ever. Should the GOP help him?
Christian Datoc
January 01, 2024 11:31 AM
President Joe Biden is staring down the worst immigration crisis in the history of the United States, a politically fraught situation that could have major ramifications on the 2024 general election.
Following his 2020 general election victory, Biden vowed to "restore humanity and American values to our immigration system," but a record number of border encounters in December, stacked on top of a gradually worsening overall trend across his three years in office, has sent the president scrambling to reach a deal with Republican lawmakers.
December saw the most-ever migrants encountered by border officials in a single day, 14,509 on Dec. 18 alone. Meanwhile, Fox News reported that, as of Dec. 29, the U.S. had recorded 276,000 migrant encounters for the final month of 2023, surpassing the record for most in a single month recorded in September 2023.
CBS similarly reported Sunday, New Year's Eve, that the total number of migrant encounters for December would surpass 300,000, according to internal government data obtained by the network.
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