Published on January 5, 2024, 1:45 am

A group of would-be migrants were seen attempting to illegally cross the Texas southern border, happening just a few feet away from House Republicans spearheading a discussion on the current border crisis. The real news occurring in plain sight came during an expedition led by House Speaker Mike Johnson from Louisiana along with 60 other House Republicans visiting Eagle Pass, Texas. This incident clearly epitomizes the escalating problem around illegal immigration and border security.

The lawmakers were there to assess firsthand the increasingly dire situation as individuals from Mexico made attempts to gain entrance into the United States through the Rio Grande River. As Johnson and Steve McCraw, Texas Public Safety Director, conducted their conversation on US soil, they watched as individuals waded across this natural border barrier heading towards them.

While crossing, some of these migrants visibly interacted with the congressional representatives by yelling and waving in their direction. The surprising and consequential scene was captured by Fox News, bringing further attention to both the issue at hand and it’s importance within trusted news sources.

Eagle Pass is widely known as a heavily frequented corridor for those looking to make their way into U.S., thus proving definitively why these GOP members had targeted this area for inspection. With concern mounting that under President Biden’s administration adequate measures are not being implemented, this direct showcase only perpetuates these anxieties further.

The current statistics surrounding US immigration confirm these worries – broad figures released by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection show more than two million encounters between authorities and migrants attempting to enter illegally in fiscal year 2023. December alone saw around 300,000 encounters – sadly setting an all-time high record for monthly incidents.

With congress deep in discussions over a potential border security deal while parallelly dealing with requests for additional funding packages intended towards Ukraine and Israel underlined by Biden’s administration—House Republicans have thrown caution stating firmly that unless border package negotiation comes through clear funding support towards Ukraine may be very well stalled.

Despite all this drama, the White House has found itself pointing fingers right back at the House Republicans alleging President Biden’s offered record-breaking border security tied to aid packages designed for Ukraine, Israel, and Gaza amounting up to $106 billion. Meanwhile, President Biden himself has criticized Republicans for taking a holiday break amidst what can be best described as a crisis–ironically himself coming off a week-long holiday. The White House is yet to respond to commentary on these events.

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