[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 213 (Thursday, December 9, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H7562]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     CRISIS ON THE SOUTHERN BORDER

  (Mr. MEUSER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MEUSER. Madam Speaker, it is no surprise to anyone here or 
throughout the United States that we have a serious crisis at our 
southern border. All anyone has to do is go visit the southern border 
to see the devastation, to see the death, to see the desperation, to 
see the drugs coming across, Madam Speaker.
  Since President Biden has come into office, a record number, over 2 
million illegal immigrants, have been apprehended: a 128 percent 
increase in apprehensions from the previous year.
  And 1.7 million migrants were apprehended illegally just this year, 
while 400,000 illegally crossed the border and got away.
  But the President and his administration halted the Trump 
administration's successful remain in Mexico policy, has reinstated 
catch-and-release, has refused to enforce title 42, and is providing 
incentives for illegals to come into our country through mass amnesty 
proposals, work visas, and driver's licenses. Okay?
  This is a serious matter for every State, for my constituents, for my 
district. We have the highest level of overdose fatalities ever, and it 
is a direct result of the Biden administration policy. This needs to 
stop. This is a terrible situation caused by the Biden administration. 
I wish it would stop. We could stop it here.

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