AUSTIN, Texas – People in the Lone Star State said President Biden has “more important” issues to deal with than the border crisis, and many told Fox News they agreed with the chief executive.
“Maybe there are more important things to deal with,” said one woman.
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But one Texan thought otherwise.
“No, I don’t agree at all,” he told Fox News. “I think it’s one of the most important issues we face right now.”
Biden said Tuesday that he had “more important things going on” after Fox News White House correspondent Peter Ducey asked why the president wouldn’t visit the southern border during his trip to Arizona that day.
Illegal immigrants attempt to cross the Rio Grande from Piedras Negras, Mexico in November.
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More than 73,000 illegal immigrants evaded arrest in November, according to data Fox News reviewed and released days before Biden’s remarks. And the nearly 2.8 million illegal crossings in fiscal 2022 beat the previous record by more than 1 million. Customs and Border Service.
Tom agreed with Biden that the border is not the most important issue right now.
“I think there’s a lot of other things going on in D.C. and around the world that if you’re going to prioritize that, it can be prioritized,” the Los Angeles native told Fox News.
A Border Patrol agent interacts with illegal immigrants entering the United States near Tijuana, Mexico in November.
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Many people have said that the war in Ukraine is more important than the border.
“I have to agree,” one woman told Fox News. “There are other things in the world like war.”
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