According to all sun signs, the autumn presidential election in the United States will be between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. On the leap year, both traveled to the border with neighboring Mexico to draw attention to one of the most important domestic election campaign issues: Immigration. 2.5 million undocumented people crossed the border into the USA last year. Polls show that a majority of Americans now support the construction of a border wall. A survey carried out for the TV channel NBC shows that voters have more confidence in Trump than in Biden when it comes to immigration. Trump had the same travel plans as Biden on the leap year. Here he greets soldiers in Eagle pass. Photo: Go Nakamura / Reuters Donald Trump visited the border town of Eagle Pass in Texas, while Biden visited Brownsville in the Rio Grande Valley, just over 520 kilometers away. The area is often visited by large numbers of migrants trying to cross the border, and the president met with border guards and discussed the need for a cross-party agreement. – It is time to act. More resources are desperately needed to secure our borders. We can’t wait any longer, said Biden after receiving a briefing on the work on the border. President Joe Biden during his visit to Texas. Photo: CHENEY ORR / AFP He made a direct appeal to Trump. – I have heard that my predecessor is in Eagle Pass today. Instead of asking members of Congress to block the resolution, join me in asking Congress to pass the border security package. – Remember who we work for. The American people. We can achieve anything when we work together. We are the United States, Biden said. Unsuccessful aid package The border visit comes after Biden failed to get approval for the aid package in Congress, which, in addition to aid to Ukraine and Israel, also contained funding to secure the border with Mexico. The funding was supposed to ensure faster processing of migrant cases and allow for immediate deportation if the reception system was overloaded. Biden has accused Trump and Republicans of sabotaging the deal that has been negotiated through months of tug-of-war in Congress. Former President Donald Trump speaks during his visit to the border. Photo: Eric Gay / AP Trump has announced that he will intensify his fight against illegal immigration if he becomes president. Among other things, he wants to continue the construction of the border wall and force migrants to wait in Mexico awaiting asylum processing. – I will carry out the largest deportation in American history, Trump said when he spoke during the visit. – Didn’t know if Trump Biden’s visit should be an attempt to show that the measures he has introduced have worked. In Brownsville, the number of border crossings decreased in January, writes the AFP news agency. In Eagle Pass, where Trump has traveled, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has deployed troops to patrol the river that separates the United States from Mexico. The fact that the two rivals visit the same area on the same day has naturally attracted attention. – I planned to travel here on Thursday. What I didn’t know was that apparently my good friend is coming too, Biden told reporters before the visit.
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