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A quieter border eases pressure on Biden, with a hand from Mexico
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2024/04/30/united-states-mexico-border-surge-biden/A quieter border eases pressure on Biden, with a hand from Mexico
By Nick Miroff
April 30, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. EDT
SAN DIEGO — Illegal crossings along the U.S.-Mexico border are down more than 40 percent since December and have remained relatively stable through the first four months of 2024, bringing a modest reprieve for President Biden on an issue regarded as a liability to his reelection campaign.
Crossings often increase sharply during early spring but that did not happen for the first time since Biden took office.
By Nick Miroff
April 30, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. EDT
SAN DIEGO — Illegal crossings along the U.S.-Mexico border are down more than 40 percent since December and have remained relatively stable through the first four months of 2024, bringing a modest reprieve for President Biden on an issue regarded as a liability to his reelection campaign.
Crossings often increase sharply during early spring but that did not happen for the first time since Biden took office.