Tale of two cities: Biden’s and Trump’s border visits tell very different stories
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are both visiting the southern border on Thursday, but the two places the men are visiting have differing accounts of the immigration crisis.
The border towns where Biden and Trump are visiting, Brownsville, Texas, and Eagle Pass, Texas, respectively, have seen significant changes in their dynamics with illegal immigration in recent years, which both men appear eager to capitalize on.
Brownsville, in the Rio Grande Valley, has seen crossings drop in recent years, and under Biden’s presidency, the area has dropped from the top corridor for border...