[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 119 (Monday, July 28, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H6865]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      A CRISIS ON THE TEXAS BORDER

  (Mr. BURGESS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, as everyone knows now, there is a crisis on 
the Texas border. And what is the proximate cause of that crisis? It 
was the President's decision to defer adjudication for childhood 
arrivals a little over 2 years ago. When the President issued his 
memorandum, stating that deferred adjudication was now possible, the 
floodgates opened.
  To make that call was irresponsible. But once again, we heard 
evidence this weekend that the President is, again, thinking of 
overstepping his authority.
  Mr. Speaker, this would only throw gasoline on a fire. We need 
legislation that will allow for more sensible solutions to be put in 
place. The executive overreach effectively called for no-holds-barred 
at the border and has caused great strain on our system.
  No one but the President has the power to remedy this legislation. By 
issuing the order 2 years ago, the President opened the floodgates. It 
is up to him to quench the bleeding.

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