[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 105 (Wednesday, June 16, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H2828]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 TAKE ACTION ON SOUTHERN BORDER CRISIS

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, America's southern border 
is in crisis, and this issue has been solely facilitated by the 
destructive policies of President Joe Biden.
  Illegal aliens attack the border, while dangerous drug cartels take 
advantage of weak policies, putting children at risk. This is truly a 
disaster, and it is time that the border czar, Vice President Kamala 
Harris, take action to protect American families.
  The numbers speak for themselves. Encounters at the border reached a 
21-year high in May of 180,034 persons. The U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection agency seized 934 pounds of fentanyl at the border in May, 
which is a 300 percent increase in a year capable of killing every 
American citizen. Criminal crossings have almost tripled since the 
previous fiscal year to 6,918 convicted criminals. Drug trafficking and 
human smuggling have also increased, putting children's lives in 
danger.
  Biden named the Vice President with overseeing the crisis. It has 
been 84 days, and she still has not visited to see the children at 
risk.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we should never forget 
September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.
  Congratulations to Julianne and Hunter Wilson on the upcoming 
December blessed event.

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