[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 61 (Wednesday, April 6, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H4202]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     CRISIS AT THE SOUTHERN BORDER

  (Mrs. KIM of California asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. KIM of California. Mr. Speaker, I have visited our southern 
border three times since I have been in office, and the crisis is only 
getting worse.
  Not only have we seen the most illegal crossings on record over the 
past year, but also fentanyl overdoses are the leading cause of death 
for Americans ages 18 to 45, and the top source of fentanyl is the 
U.S.-Mexico border.
  The Biden administration's decision to end title 42 without a plan 
will only worsen this crisis.
  It is past time to stop playing politics with border security. 
Federal law requires the Department of Homeland Security to create and 
implement a strategy to secure our northern border, but we currently 
don't have one that addresses the southern border crisis.
  I introduced the Comprehensive Southern Border Strategy Act to change 
that and direct the Department of Homeland Security to create a 
strategy to secure our U.S.-Mexico border.
  Our economic prosperity, national security, and public safety 
requires secure borders.

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