Migrant arrivals in DC amp up pressure on Biden over border enforcement

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : Abbott and Ducey are calling for the Biden administration to step up immigration enforcement and bring back such Trump-era initiatives as "Remain in Mexico."
46% :Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) and Gov. Doug Ducey (R-AZ) have been sending busloads of immigrants who volunteered for the journey into the nation's capital for four months, seeking to familiarize Washington's politicians and journalists with the impact of illegal migration and protesting the end of Title 42.
35% : The number of Border Patrol encounters with illegal border crossers rose from 646,822 in fiscal year 2020 to 1,956,519 in 2021 and to 2,002,604 so far in 2022.
35% : "Because again, enforcement of our country's immigration laws lies with the federal government, not a state. ...
33% : Biden has not visited the southern border since taking office, while Harris, the administration's border czar, visited once in June 2021.
27% : "Washington, D.C., and New York City are both sanctuary cities, and the mayors are not asking the Biden administration to change its open border policies," she said.

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