On Monday, Democrat President Joe Biden said that he expected the illegal immigration crisis at the southern border to fix itself.
Biden made his comments while speaking to reporters in New Hampshire amid record breaking illegal immigration.
“Mr. President, when is a border executive action coming?” a reporter asked. “An executive action on the border.”
“I’m counting on the border action happening by itself — the passing it,” Biden responded.
REPORTER: "When is a border executive action coming?"
JOE BIDEN: "I'm counting on the border action happening by itself."
WHAT?!?!?
pic.twitter.com/S5Bk4gSoB8— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) March 11, 2024
According to Customs and Border Protection (CBP), 176,205 illegal immigrants were encountered at the southern border in January 2024 – the highest total ever for the month of January. Numbers for February have not yet been released.
The figure brings the total number of illegal immigrants encountered at the southern border so far in fiscal year 2024 to 961,537, already more than double the number of encounters during former President Trump’s last year in office.