Delighted Moroccan migrant praises the president as he arrives at the US-Mexico border where THOUSANDS camp by the remote Arizona port of entry

A delighted Moroccan migrant arriving at the US-Mexico border has praised President Joe Biden after illegally crossing at Lukeville, Arizona.

The remote part of the border has seen a massive surge of migrants from across the globe including countries in Africa and the Middle East in recent days.

In an interview with Fox News Correspondent Bill Melugin at the border town, one migrant admitted he wasn't seeking asylum and instead traveled there to seek job opportunities in New York.

'I love you Joe Biden, thank you for everything Joe Biden I am a good person I want to be a good person here in the United States,' the man, who did not share his name, said to Melugin.

The same man who was seen dressed in an orange jacket and black hoodie claimed to local reporters he had been beaten in the face by 'African people' while making the journey.

'The African people they hit me and the police also hit me,' he claimed.

He added they wanted to take him to prison and that he had 'not eaten in 24 hours.'

'24 hours I haven't eaten anything, can you help me?' he pleaded with the local reporter he was speaking to.

Further reports indicated the young man had allegedly 'cut in line and caused a fight.'

Another migrant from Liberia told Melugin that he came to the border town to find 'quality life' and added that 'America is a land of opportunity.'

According to Fox News, hundreds of men were seen camped outside the remote border port with the Tucson Sector seeing nearly 3,000 encounters in a single day and 17,500 encounters in a single week, the highest total ever recorded.

The broadcaster captured migrants exploiting gaps in the border wall that were being fixed by federal contractors.

Last week, Arizona Rep. Juan Ciscomani called for the Arizona National Guard to be deployed to the border, urging Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to recommend such action to the Pentagon.

'Tucson Sector is leading in encounters and our agents and officers are overrun and undermanned,' Ciscomani said in a letter to DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas obtained by the outlet.

'The situation is far past a breaking point and those on the frontlines of this crisis are in need of immediate support.'

Resources to the Tucson Sector have been surging in the region that typically sees less traffic than its counterparts such as the Rio Grande Valley.

There were more than 2.4 million migrant encounters in 2023 FY across the US southern border, which is a new record.

The Biden administration has claimed that it needs Congress to act and provide more funding for the border processes. 

Since 2021, it has been calling on Republicans to support a comprehensive immigration bill that it unveiled the first day of the administration.

'In nearly three years since [Biden took office], Congress has failed to act on it, a White House official told CNBC. 

'Because of their failure, the administration has focused on implementing a strategy of humane, safe and orderly enforcement, and have put in place policies to process individuals in a fair and fast manner, and continue to remove those without a legal basis to remain in the United States.' 

The bill would include amnesty for millions of illegal immigrants - a legislation vehemently rejected by Republicans.

Conservatives would instead like to introduce a bill of their own which would increase border security funding while limiting asylum and humanitarian parole.

They've blamed the ongoing crisis on leniency and the roll-back of Trump-era policies such as Title 42.

Border Patrol have also blamed the Biden administration's handling of the border crisis putting the surge in Lukeville to an 'open invitation' from them. 

'It takes a toll on the men and women [of Border Patrol] that are out there putting their lives on the line each and every day,' The National Border Patrol Council's Art Del Cueto told Fox News.

Some southern governors, such as Texas' Greg Abbott and Florida's Ron DeSantis have turned to busing migrants north to liberal-run cities as states become overwhelmed by the number of migrants. 

That has led to a surge at shelters in northern cities and many Democratic leaders have lamented Biden's policies and demanded federal officials help cover the cost of migrant housing in their cities. 

Abbott has said he will not stop sending the migrant buses north and that Texas 'is going to continue to use every tool that we can to secure the border the best that we can.' 

The governor visited New York last month and saw for himself how the city has been overwhelmed by the more than 120,000 asylum seekers who have arrived in the last 18 months. Abbott, a Republican, has claimed he is not to blame, but President Joe Biden.

'The lead importer of migrants to New York is not Texas, it's Joe Biden,' he said at a breakfast event held by the Manhattan Institute, a conservative think tank. Abbott said he began the busing program in response to the plight of the small border towns in his state who do not have the resources to deal with border crossers.