[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 9, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H1131]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     ACT ON SOUTHERN BORDER CRISIS

  (Mr. MURPHY of North Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. MURPHY of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, our southern border is in 
crisis.
  President Biden has been dodging the crisis they caused at our 
southern border, calling it a challenge, not a crisis. They have opened 
our borders but, at the same time, kept our schools closed.
  The Democrat's approach of ``come on in'' has reversed sensible 
immigration control measures put in place by the previous 
administration and led to disastrous results.
  Compared to pre-inauguration numbers, Customs and Border Protection 
is encountering five times the number of family units trying to cross 
the border. We are on pace to have over 100,000 unaccompanied minors 
cross the border illegally this year, up by 45 percent. Customs and 
Border Protection is projecting a 20,000-bed shortage for the children 
in their custody.
  Under his rule, asylum seekers are now allowed to come into America 
to wait. And even if they are COVID-positive, they are released into 
the country--many of whom will never be seen again.
  Mr. Speaker, I strongly urge President Biden to reverse these 
disastrous actions and return to sensible immigration policies that 
were present to stem the tide of illegal immigration.

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