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Mark Jones, political science professor at Rice University THE ANSWER Yes, encounters at the Southwest border have gone up nearly 800%. But Gov. Abbott does not mention that encounters at the Southwest border were down considerably in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. WHAT WE FOUND In May 2020, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported 23,237 encounters along the Southwest border. In May 2021, CBP reported 180,034 encounters at the Southwest border. However, crossings at the border were significantly down in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Josiah Heyman, the director of ...

Mark Jones, political science professor at Rice University THE ANSWER Yes, encounters at the Southwest border have gone up nearly 800%. But Gov. Abbott does not mention that encounters at the Southwest border were down considerably in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. WHAT WE FOUND In May 2020, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported 23,237 encounters along the Southwest border. In May 2021, CBP reported 180,034 encounters at the Southwest border. However, crossings at the border were significantly down in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Josiah Heyman, the director of ...

The 2021 midterm election season in Mexico was marred by violence, with 36 candidates or aspiring candidates killed.

The 2021 midterm election season in Mexico was marred by violence, with 36 candidates or aspiring candidates killed.

‘High-level chess’: How Biden is navigating his relationship with Mexico’s President ‘AMLO’ Courtney Subramanian, Lauren Villagran, Rafael Carranza and David Agren © Anna Moneymaker-Pool/Getty Images President Joe Biden, wearing his late son Beau's rosary on his left wrist, listens during a virtual meeting with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on March 1, 2021 in Washington, DC. WASHINGTON – When President Joe Biden tapped Vice President Kamala Harris in March to address the surge of migrants seeking to ent...