Republican Mayra Flores, who last week won a South Texas seat held almost exclusively by Democrats for more than 100 years, discussed whether her historic win signals a red wave in November. The congresswoman-elect argued on Sunday that the Democratic Party took voters in the district “for granted” and felt “entitled” to their vote. She went on to say that the party continuously made the same promises, but nothing had changed. The 239,416 migrant encounters eclipsed the 180,597 encountered in May 2021 and the 23,237 encountered in May 2020. It is also higher than the 235,478 encountered in April 2022, which itself set a new record for encounters.

Source: Fox News June 19, 2022 22:09 UTC