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Border crossings are not up under Biden, just catching up to pre-pandemic levels
The pandemic caused the crossings to slow way down but their were more crossings under Trump in 2019. They were also a lot lower under Obama than under Trump. Don't let the rightwing media fool you.
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/03/15/migrant-apprehensions-at-u-s-mexico-border-are-surging-again/
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