The Biden administration announced on Friday that the number of migrant encounters at the southern border in January was more than 156,000. That number is a sharp drop from the record 251,978 encounters in December, which was a new record. Biden claims his administration’s new border measures are working. Are they?

There was a traditional seasonal drop in numbers, that is true. January numbers are typically lower than in previous months. But, the January 2023 numbers are still high …