[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 102 (Wednesday, June 15, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H5556]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     CRISIS AT OUR SOUTHERN BORDER

  (Mr. ROSE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ROSE. Mr. Speaker, our Nation is facing a lot of problems: 
historic inflation, sky-high prices at the pump, and a shortage of baby 
formula.
  But it is important not to lose sight of another crisis going on more 
than 1500 miles southwest of where we are gathered right now: 2.6 
million illegal immigrants have been apprehended at our southern border 
since President Biden took the oath of office.
  There were more than 234,000 migrant encounters at the border just in 
April. That is the most for any month in history. That is also a 1,268 
percent increase from April of 2020.
  Border Patrol seized more than 340,000 pounds of drugs since last 
October, including enough fentanyl to kill more than 2 billion people.
  Yet, this administration is still fighting to repeal title 42. It is 
past time to put an end to these open border policies and put the 
American people first.

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