A group of illegal aliens attempting to cross the southern border into Texas on Wednesday could be seen just feet away from congressional Republicans discussing the border crisis.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and 60 other House Republicans visited Eagle Pass, Texas, to discuss the worsening border and illegal immigration crisis. During one leg of the visit, the lawmakers watched in real time as groups of migrants tried to cross into the United States from Mexico via the Rio Grande.
Johnson and Texas Public Safety Director Steve McCraw talked on the U.S. side of the river while illegal aliens waded through the stream in their direction,........