[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 29, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H3900-H3901]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           PRESERVE TITLE 42

  (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, a few weeks ago, I went to the southern 
border, and I was shocked and appalled to hear about the humanitarian 
crisis, the violence, and the drug smuggling firsthand, on-site.
  President Biden's and the Democrats' open border policies have 
allowed a record number of illegal immigrants and illegal drugs to 
enter our country.
  There are staggering numbers of encounters at the border each month, 
and more illegal immigrants are, unfortunately, slipping past in areas 
without a fence or enough Border Patrol.
  Now, the Biden administration is thinking about repealing one of the 
more effective methods of deporting illegal immigrants, title 42.
  Title 42 is a public health law that authorizes U.S. border agents to 
promptly send back migrants and illegal immigrants if they pose a 
health risk to Americans and are from a country with a communicable 
disease outbreak.
  During the height of the COVID crisis, they want to let them in by 
repealing title 42. It will mean even more illegal immigration into 
this country and eliminate one of the few tools that the administration 
has used to expel illegal immigrants.

  The audacity of this administration that has tried to force vaccine 
mandates on Americans, force them to still wear masks on airplanes and 
at airports, and at the same time allowing unlimited illegal 
immigration. We must preserve title 42.

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