GOP puts immigration front and center with border visit and a new push to impeach Mayorkas

Pushing to make border security a central issue in 2024, Speaker Mike Johnson and dozens of House Republicans headed to the southern border in Texas on Wednesday to draw attention to record migrant crossings and bash the Biden administration’s enforcement of immigration laws.

"Last month alone, we saw the most illegal crossings in recorded history. It is an unmitigated disaster, a catastrophe. And what's more tragic is that it's a disaster of the president's own design," Johnson, R-La., said at a news conference in Eagle Pass, Texas, where he was flanked by more than 60 GOP lawmakers.

The town has become a symbol of the need for immigration reform after images of hundreds of migrants amassing at the border circulated in the media.