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‘Every Single County Is Now a Border County’

Republicans look to dysfunction at the U.S.-Mexico border to animate their base.
Migrant Border Crossings Into The U.S. Surge To New Record High
Immigrants seeking asylum in the United States are processed by U.S. Border Patrol agents after crossing into Arizona from Mexico. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

Republicans have hammered Democrats on economic issues as they push to retake the House and Senate. Yet if the GOP succeeds, it’ll be in part because of another issue that hasn’t driven as much coverage this year: immigration.

Warnings about unchecked illegal immigration have been a core part of Republican base messaging for years.

Andrew Egger is White House correspondent for The Bulwark. He previously covered politics for The Dispatch and The Weekly Standard.

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