[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 111 (Wednesday, July 16, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H6313]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          BORDER CRISIS REQUIRES IMMEDIATE AND DECISIVE ACTION

  (Mr. ROTHFUS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ROTHFUS. Mr. Speaker, the crisis on our southern border is one of 
the President's making.
  His policies and failure to secure the border have encouraged tens of 
thousands of unaccompanied alien children to attempt to enter the 
United States. On the way, they are exposed to exploitation, violence, 
sex trafficking, health risks, and other dangers.
  The situation on the border is a humanitarian crisis, and it requires 
our Chief Executive's immediate and decisive action. Rather than 
leading from behind, President Obama should convene a meeting with the 
leaders of Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras and demand 
their cooperation in finding a solution. He should work with our border 
State Governors and deploy the National Guard to provide security and 
humanitarian relief.
  President Obama should work with Congress to actually solve the 
problem. That would include changing the law to allow for the prompt 
repatriation of those coming from Central America and providing the 
administrative and social service resources needed to reunite the 
children with their relatives in their native countries.
  The President bears responsibility for the chaos on the border and in 
these children's lives. It is time for him to lead.

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