WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after Vice President JD Vance and other members of the Trump administration visited Eagle Pass, Texas, a hotspot for illegal border crossings during the Biden-Harris administration:

“While his predecessor, Kamala Harris, reluctantly visited the border a mere two times for sanitized photo-ops during her reign as border czar, I commend Vice President JD Vance for making it a priority to come to the Texas-Mexico border during his first six weeks in office.”

“For far too long, the responsibility of enforcing federal immigration laws fell to the State of Texas and its taxpayers—but not anymore. In just weeks, the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration has led to a record low level of attempted illegal border crossings and thousands of arrests of illegal immigrants.”

“President Trump, Vice President Vance, and the entire administration are proving to the American people that they are taking their mandate seriously, and I look forward to continuing to work with them to secure our nation’s borders.”