John Thune Touts Trump's Border Policy, Celebrates 'Precipitous Drop' In Illegal Border Crossings

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During remarks on the Senate floor Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) spoke about President Trump's border security policies.

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00:00President from the day he took office, President Trump made it clear that he would not hesitate

00:05to take action to deter our enemies and protect our nation. And that's exactly what he's been

00:10doing, both here at home and abroad. Needless to say, four years of record-breaking illegal

00:17immigration at our southern border under President Biden left a gaping hole in our

00:21national security. The chaos that raged at our southern border was an invitation to terrorists

00:26and criminals and law enforcement was stretched thin trying to deal with the flood of illegal

00:31immigration. During his campaign, President Trump made it very clear that putting an end

00:36to our border crisis was going to be at the top of his agenda. And he's been delivering

00:41on that promise. In just two months, his bold action to secure our border and enforce our

00:46immigration laws has led to a precipitous drop in illegal crossings at the southern border.

00:52U.S. Customs and Border Protection recorded just 11,709 encounters,

00:59apprehensions between ports of entry plus inadmissible aliens, at our southern border

01:04for the month of February. 11,709. Just to put that number into perspective, in February 2024

01:12under President Biden, Customs and Border Protection recorded 189,913 encounters at our

01:20southern border. 189,913 to 11,709. A 93 percent drop. President Trump and his administration

01:35have made incredible progress and our nation is more secure because of their efforts.

John Thune Touts Trump's Border Policy, Celebrates 'Precipitous Drop' In Illegal Border Crossings

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