Economic impact of railway closures could be felt far from southern U.S. border | WLOS

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : Federal lawmakers have been considering action on the border alongside a new deal to fund the war in Ukraine.
48% : Authorities at the southern border continue to be overwhelmed as thousands of immigrants stream into the U.S.WOAI reported that nearly 4,500 undocumented immigrants sat in a field between two international bridges in Eagle Pass on Monday, waiting to be picked up and processed.Railway operations in Eagle Pass and El Paso were temporarily suspended as U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers that normally work at port of entires were redirected to help U.S. Border Patrol agents taking migrants into custody.
44% : Trade is slowly coming to a standstill, and our law enforcement officers are exhausted ahead of a demoralizing holiday season that will keep them working overtime.
39% : "We've been through this before and once again international commerce is being affected, jobs are being affected and hundreds of millions of dollars are being lost due to federal inactivity," Barela said.

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