[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 165 (Thursday, September 23, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H5107]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      MASSIVE ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION

  (Mr. LaMALFA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Speaker, this past week, I was appalled to see the 
massive illegal immigration camp in Del Rio, Texas.
  This single camp, which has garnered so much attention, has been shut 
off from even being monitored by the media, yet it does not represent 
even 10 percent of the total border violations this month.
  The United States is currently recording the highest number of border 
arrests in over 20 years. We hit 1 million arrests by June of this 
year, and at least 420,000 more have arrived since then.
  The problem is not exclusively about immigrants being forced from 
their homes. Illegal immigration fuels the drug trade and human 
trafficking. To stop this, we need to hire more immigration officers, 
build better infrastructure along the border, and create a more secure 
immigration process.
  Unfortunately, in this Chamber, we are more willing to throw billions 
at high-speed rail projects and environmental mandates, even build 
better fences around the Capitol than we have on some portions of the 
border. We can't muster the courage to roll even a single dime toward 
the southern border and its improved security.
  If the priorities of this House and the rhetoric of the Biden 
administration officials continue down this path, then the wave of 
illegal immigration will only get worse.

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