[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 64 (Wednesday, April 14, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H1746]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               HUMANITARIAN CRISIS AT OUR SOUTHERN BORDER

  (Mr. MURPHY of North Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. MURPHY of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, last week, some of my 
Doctors Caucus colleagues and I took a trip to the southern border to 
observe the ongoing humanitarian crisis. What we saw was nothing short 
of tragic.
  The bottom line is that the situation stems from several key Biden 
policies that have created an incentive for migrants to cross the 
border illegally. President Biden abolished the Remain in Mexico policy 
despite the fact that it helped migrants avoid numerous dangers. The 
policy was accompanied by his administration's moratorium on 
deportations, not abiding by title 42's expressed purpose.
  Let there be no mistake, no one gets into this country without the 
expressed permission of drug cartels at our southern border. Not only 
are illegal immigrants coming in, but drugs, weapons, and human 
trafficking are coming now in record numbers.
  Even worse, this crisis falls on terrified unaccompanied children. I 
will never forget seeing a 4-year-old with nothing on her back except 
her clothes and a telephone number written in Sharpie upon her chest.
  Only securing our border will end this crisis. I ask the Biden 
administration to return to the previous administration's border 
policies.

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