Texas Lawmaker Says Border Crisis ‘Absolutely’ Hurting Biden’s Reelection Campaign

Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) has claimed the ongoing immigration crisis at the U.S. southern border is impacting President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign. Mr. Cuellar made the comments in an interview on NewsNation’s “The Hill,” which aired on Dec. 19. The Democrat said he has not spoken to President Biden regarding the border crisis and immigration issue since January, when President Biden visited the U.S.–Mexico border. He noted there have been roughly 5.8 million encounters at the border since President Biden took office, not including “gotaways”—illegal immigrants who were spotted by agents or captured on camera but have not been caught or processed by officials—as indicated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection data....