Texas Rep. Cuellar Calls For "Czar" To Oversee Border Issues

U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, joined by Sen. Lindsey Graham, speaks on southern border security and illegal immigration, during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on July 30, 2021 in Washington, DC.

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South Texas Congressman Henry Cuellar is calling on President Biden to appoint a "czar" to coordinate efforts at the southern border. The Laredo Democrat joined Republican Senator Lindsey Graham last week to call for a change in oversight due to a huge increase in illegal border crossings since Biden took office. Border agents recorded more than 188,000 encounters in June, a 20-year high. Both Cuellar and Graham support the idea of bringing in former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson to oversee border issues.