[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 166 (Friday, September 24, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H5138-H5139]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         BIDEN'S BORDER CRISIS

  (Mr. ALLEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ALLEN. Madam Speaker, this country is going through crisis after 
crisis.
  The Border Patrol apprehended over 200,000 immigrants at our southern 
border last month. August's border numbers are alarming and mark a 21-
year high. The Biden administration cannot blame this surge on seasonal 
trends as this number is a 317 percent increase from the same time last 
year.
  So what is the Biden administration doing to stop this ongoing border 
surge?
  Absolutely nothing.
  In fact, over 43,000 illegal immigrants were released into the U.S. 
last month.
  This is a national security crisis. We don't know who is pouring 
across our border, and, unfortunately, this is a humanitarian crisis to 
the fullest extent.
  Just last week, we saw tens of thousands of Haitians make their way 
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Del Rio with reports on the ground describing horrific conditions in 
their makeshift camp as two women reportedly gave birth--including one 
who later tested positive for COVID-19.
  This crisis is one of the worst in history. It is time to finish the 
wall, end catch and release, and secure our border.

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