[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 132 (Wednesday, July 28, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H4240]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     CRISIS AT THE SOUTHERN BORDER

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to address 
the alarming and growing crisis on our southern border.
  Despite the rhetoric surrounding this issue, the reality is families 
and unaccompanied children are arriving at our southern border in 
greater numbers than in the past decades.
  June of this year alone saw a 450 percent increase in border 
encounters compared to a year ago, and this fiscal year has seen more 
than 1.1 million illegal crossings.
  Additionally, Customs and Border Protection have seized more fentanyl 
so far this year than in all of 2020, and high positivity rates of 
COVID-19 among illegal migrants threaten to undue much of the hard work 
our country has done in combating the pandemic.
  The Biden border crisis is turning deadlier by the day.
  This crisis is a direct result of the policies coming from the Biden-
Harris administration.
  When Vice President Harris finally visited the border last month, she 
claimed the administration has made progress, but the numbers don't 
lie, and with roughly 3,000 migrants crossing each day, little progress 
has been made.
  I believe securing our borders is the first step in a broader 
discussion of much-needed comprehensive immigration reform.
  Ensuring the safety of American citizens will allow us to address 
that and is the best chance for a prosperous future.

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