Border crisis difficult to solve, Biden considers executive action to tighten immigration policy. Biden has repeatedly claimed before that he would close the U.S.-Mexico border "immediately" if a proposed border bill passes Congress.
In December 2023 alone, a record number of more than 300,000 illegal immigrants tried to cross the US-Mexico border. In the context of the 2024 presidential election, the issue of illegal immigration has also become a "focus" for the Republican Party to violently attack Biden.