Border Security Is a Promise Kept
January 23, 2026
January 23, 2026
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following commentary:
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Border Security Is a Promise Kept
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It's difficult to overstate how dramatically the situation at the southern border has improved over the past year. In December, there were 10,000 total encounters at the southern border. Compare that to 96,000 encounters the previous December under President Biden, or more than 300,000 in December 2023. After y . . .
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Border Security Is a Promise Kept
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It's difficult to overstate how dramatically the situation at the southern border has improved over the past year. In December, there were 10,000 total encounters at the southern border. Compare that to 96,000 encounters the previous December under President Biden, or more than 300,000 in December 2023. After y . . .