[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 20 (Wednesday, February 3, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H509]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            DEMANDING ACTION TO CRACK DOWN ON VISA OVERSTAYS

  (Mr. MARCHANT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MARCHANT. Mr. Speaker, according to a recent report by the 
Department of Homeland Security, nearly 500,000 foreign nationals 
overstayed their visa in fiscal year 2015. This is unacceptable and 
dangerous. These people are breaking the law, and they have violated 
the trust of the American people.
  Visa overstays are an ongoing failure by this administration. 
Approximately 12 million illegal immigrants now live in our country. An 
estimated 40 percent can be attributed to visa overstays. Now there are 
a half million more.
  ISIS is working tirelessly to exploit our national security weakness. 
Meanwhile, the administration is turning a blind eye to the vast 
majority of visa overstays.
  Half a million foreign nationals overstayed their visas last year, 
but less than 1 percent of that group is currently being investigated. 
I have written Secretary Johnson to demand that immediate action be 
taken to crack down on these visa overstays. This issue poses a clear 
risk to our safety and the safety of my constituents.

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