Valley Republicans speak out about Biden's border visit

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — President Biden's political opponents were also in town during his visit the Rio Grande Valley.

Many feel Biden has not been to the U.S.-Mexico border nearly enough since taking office.

ValleyCentral spoke with some Republican leaders and even followed a “Trump Train.”

We were there as the train traveled to the Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport around the time the president was arriving.

Rio Grande Valley Republicans like State Representative Janie Lopez who represents District 37 finds it interesting that the president visits the Valley at the same time former President Donald Trump was in Eagle Pass.

"Trump has been here to our area several times before. This is not the first time. He came during his presidency and he’s come several times. So, for Biden to come now, then that just tells us that he’s afraid,” Lopez said. "Afraid of losing."

We spoke with the Hidalgo County GOP Chair Adrienne Pena Garza as the "Trump Train" was being organized in Brownsville.

She thinks the recent poll numbers showing how much voters are concerned about the immigration issue are a strong motivating factor for Biden’s visit.

"The border security issue is a concern for all Americans and I believe that a lot of Democrats are also, you know had it up to here with waiting for something to be done," Garza said.

Garza also thinks Biden is doing a little campaign work for the congressman representing District 34, which includes Brownsville.

"Unfortunately he waited to early vote and so there’s that. I do believe that it’s a 'get out the vote' effort for Vicente Gonzalez," Garza said.

Monica De La Cruz is also calling out the president on the timing of his recent focus on the border.

"It should not have taken President Biden three years to acknowledge the worst border crisis in our country’s history," De La Cruz adds.