1 big thing

On the ground at the U.S.-Mexico border

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The Biden administration reported a record number of migrants crossing the US-Mexico border in March - the highest in 15 years. 172,000 people have been apprehended at the border, 19,000 of those unaccompanied children and teenagers.

Axios’ Stef Kight and Russell Contreras spent the last week at the border and saw this surge firsthand.

  • Plus, the housing boom no one’s happy about.
  • And, CEOs put political pressure on lawmakers over voting rights.


    • Guests: Axios' Stef Kight, Felix Salmon, and Mike Allen.

    Credits: Axios Today is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Dan Bobkoff, Justin Kaufmann, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Sabeena Singhani, Amy Pedulla, Naomi Shavin, and Alex Sugiura. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected].

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    • On the front lines of the growing border crisis
    • The dispiriting housing boom
    • 100+ corporate executives consider freezing donations over laws curbing voting access
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