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McCarthy Says Surge of Migrants at U.S. Mexico Border Is 'Beyond a Crisis'
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March 15, 2021
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0:46Now PlayingAmerican authorities encountered people crossing the border without legal status more than 100,000 times in February — a level higher than all but four months of Donald Trump's presidency.
The spike in traffic poses a challenge to President Joe Biden at a fraught moment with Congress, which is about to take up immigration legislation.
Republicans have seized on the numbers to portray a border spinning out of control.
"This crisis is created by the presidential policies of this new administration," House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Monday while leading a large congressional delegation to El Paso, Texas. "There's no other way to claim it than a Biden border crisis."
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