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Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk said he will visit the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas this week to confront the \u201cserious issue\u201d of border security.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Musk replied to a video originally shared by Fox News<\/a> purportedly showing migrants riding on the top of a freight train toward the U.S.<\/p>\n \u201cI spoke with Rep. Tony Gonzales [R-Texas] tonight \u2013 he confirmed that it is a serious issue,\u201d Musk said<\/a> late Monday on the social media<\/a> platform X, which he owns. \u201cThey are being overwhelmed by unprecedented numbers \u2013 just hit an all-time high and still growing! Am going to visit Eagle Pass later this week to see what\u2019s going on for myself.\u201d<\/p>\n Eagle Pass, Texas, declared a state of emergency last week due to what it characterized as a \u201csevere undocumented immigrant surge\u201d into the city over the southern border.<\/p>\n Migrant encounters at the border rose nearly 27 percent last month, according to Customs and Border Protection, with U.S. officials encountering 232,972 people entering the country without authorization through the southwest border in August. Border security has been a\u00a0major point of emphasis\u00a0for Republicans in the 2024 election cycle.<\/p>\n Gonzales\u2019s office confirmed that he and Musk spoke Monday and the congressman conveyed what he saw during his own visit to Eagle Pass earlier that day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n