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Speaker Johnson Rejects Pending Border Deal: Illegal Crossings ‘Must Be ZERO’

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Speaker Johnson Rejects Pending Border Deal: Illegal Crossings ‘Must Be ZERO’
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) arrives to the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington on Jan. 29, 2024. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
Jackson Richman
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Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has made clear where House Republicans will draw the line on any agreement dealing with the border: allowing illegal crossings.

“Any border ’shutdown' authority that ALLOWS even one illegal crossing is a non-starter. Thousands each day is outrageous. The number must be ZERO,” Mr. Johnson wrote on X, formerly Twitter, on Jan. 29.
Jackson Richman
Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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