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

1 big thing

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🗓️ 12 April 2021

⏱️ 10 minutes

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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 podcasts@axios.com. Go deeper: On the front lines of the growing border crisis The dispiriting housing boom 100+ corporate executives consider freezing donations over laws curbing voting access Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:34.0	Good morning. Welcome to Axios today.
0:36.2	It's Monday, April 12. I'm Nila Booter.
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0:41.6	The housing boom no one's happy about.
0:44.5	Plus, CEOs put political pressure on lawmakers over voting rights.
0:49.9	But we begin with today's one big thing.
0:52.7	A firsthand look at the US-Mexico border crisis.
1:01.7	The Biden administration reported a record number of migrants crossing the US-Mexico border in March.
1:07.3	The highest in 15 years.
1:09.7	172,000 people have been apprehended at the border.
1:14.6	19,000 of those are unaccompanied children in teenagers.
1:18.8	Axios' staff Kite spent last week at the border to see this surge firsthand.
1:23.2	She's with us back in Washington now. Good morning, Steph.
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