[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 11, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H22]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             BIDEN ADMINISTRATION ALLOWS BORDER VIOLATIONS

  (Mr. PALAZZO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. PALAZZO. Madam Speaker, I rise today to remind the American 
people that our national security is still under attack at the U.S.-
Mexico border. The violation of our borders has been allowed to happen 
and is even facilitated by the Biden administration for nearly a year.
  Since Joe Biden took office, over 1.7 million illegal immigrants have 
been apprehended at the southern border. What is worse, Joe is flying 
these individuals deeper into our Nation with a ticket you paid for.
  Because of President Biden's failed open border policies, more drugs 
have been smuggled into our neighborhoods than ever before. CBP 
estimates that nearly 1,200 pounds of fentanyl were apprehended last 
year alone, doubling from the prior year.
  Fentanyl flowing through Joe's open border has caused unthinkable 
harm by poisoning our communities and killing our children.
  The Biden administration's failure has had costly consequences. 
Cartels are profiting while Americans are paying with their tax 
dollars, safety, and lives.
  Border security is national security. It is time to stop risking the 
safety of innocents for the sake of politics. This crisis has gone on 
long enough. Americans deserve better. They deserve a closed border, 
and they deserve to be safe.

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