[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]




                UNDENIABLE CRISIS AT OUR SOUTHERN BORDER

  (Mr. VALADAO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. VALADAO. Madam Speaker, what we are seeing at our southern border 
is an undeniable crisis. An unthinkable amount of fentanyl and 
fentanyl-related substances are coming across our border. There is 
enough fentanyl coming across our border to kill every American seven 
times over. Think about that.
  This only exacerbates our existing drug problem in the United States, 
like the rising use of meth in the Central Valley of California.
  In October, U.S. Customs and Border Protection apprehended over 
160,000 illegal immigrants attempting to cross our southern border, the 
highest number of apprehensions for October on record.
  I have always been supportive of immigration. After all, I am the son 
of immigrants. But we have to respect and enforce our laws. By refusing 
to enforce immigration laws, this administration is sending a dangerous 
message that our border is open for business to cartels and encourages 
people to put themselves in harm's way to cross our border.

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