Migrant traffic across the Southwest border of Texas is on the rise as illegal crossings from Mexico have shifted away from Arizona.
According to the Obama administration, the change is a result of a successful border security approach in Arizona, which is now pushing migrants east to the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas.
This could complicate things on Capitol Hill as the immigration reform bill makes its way through Congress. How will the Obama administration secure a bill that balances some level of forgiveness for illegal immigrants with increased security for border regions?
Julia Preston, national immigration correspondent for our partner The New York Times, discusses the impacts of this shift and the government’s desire for a grand bargain.
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