
How immigration and border security dominated 2024 and decided an election
Fox News
Immigration and border security were two issues that dominated 2024 and help decide the November election as the border crisis loomed large over voters.
Adam Shaw is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital, primarily covering immigration and border security.
It was a month that saw top Cabinet officials head to Mexico to attempt to persuade Mexican officials to do more to stop the flood of migrants heading north. As the presidential race, as well as congressional races, got into full swing in the early months of 2024, it became clear that the issue was likely to dominate the news cycle. Then-candidate Donald Trump promised to launch a mass deportation operation if elected, while President Biden touted a sharp drop in encounters since the beginning of the year as he also signed an executive order limiting asylum entries in June. He can be reached at adam.shaw2@fox.com or on Twitter.













