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The Immigration Battles Begin

Lawmakers hear from law enforcement leaders about challenges at the U.S.-Mexico border.
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A U.S. Border Patrol agent watches over a group of immigrants after tracking them through rugged terrain in Arizona last September. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

Partisan sparring over immigration began long before Tuesday morning's House oversight panel hearing, and it continued with Republicans and Democrats wrangling over how to address drug smuggling and the porous U.S.-Mexico border.

Republicans were unequivocal about where the real blame should lie: President Joe Biden “signaled our borders were open,” House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer said, attributing “dangerous, chaotic, and inhumane” border conditions to the president’s policies.

Harvest Prude is a former reporter at The Dispatch.

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