[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 107 (Tuesday, June 20, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2970]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      CALLING ON PRESIDENT BIDEN TO ADDRESS SOUTHERN BORDER CRISIS

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Joyce) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, the failed policies that 
President Biden chose to enact have created a national security, public 
health, and humanitarian crisis on our southern border.
  In the 1 month since title 42 has expired, we have seen the impacts 
of President Biden's reckless policy decisions in action.
  In April of this year, more than 70,000 illegal immigrants were 
turned away under title 42.
  Now, without the protections of title 42 in place, the influx of 
illegal immigrants and the drugs smuggled by the cartels have 
overwhelmed resources at Federal, State, and local levels.
  Under President Biden's watch in the past 2 years, we have seen the 
number of attempted entries by those on the terrorist watch list 
skyrocket to over 100 a year. With 1.5 million known got-aways reported 
by the Border Patrol, that number might even be higher.
  We have seen an increase in overdose deaths from the deadly fentanyl 
analogues smuggled across our borders.
  We have seen reports of public schools being used as holding 
facilities for migrants instead of being used for American students 
already suffering from historic learning loss. This follows President 
Biden's prolonged school shutdowns.
  All of this amounts to a pattern of failure brought on by the Biden 
administration's refusal to confront the crisis at our border head-on.
  It is time to finish the construction of the border wall.
  It is time to reinstate the remain in Mexico policies that protect 
American citizens.
  It is time for President Biden to finally address the crisis that his 
administration has created with its open border policies.
  That time is today.

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