Immigration and border security continue to be top concerns among American voters as they head to the polls. Recent polls and conversations with voters have highlighted the widespread worry over the broken immigration system and the influx of migrants crossing the border. Brandon Judd, the president of the National Border Patrol Council, emphasizes that the numbers are staggering, with an estimated 860,000 apprehensions expected in fiscal year 2023 compared to 389,000 in 2021.
In response to this ongoing crisis, Vice President Kamala Harris blames Republicans for politicizing the issue. She points out that the Biden administration proposed a bill to fix the immigration system, including creating a pathway to citizenship and allocating resources to border security. However, Republicans argue that amnesty and pathways to citizenship will only encourage more illegal immigration.
