[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 107 (Tuesday, June 20, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2982]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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        OPEN BORDERS MAKE A MOCKERY OF OUR NATION'S SOVEREIGNTY

  (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, open borders make a mockery of our Nation's 
sovereignty. Democrats have decided to incentivize a flood of illegal 
immigrants over the southern and northern borders with their open 
border policies.
  Every State and every town has effectively been turned into a border 
State or border town with all the problems and crime that come with 
this problem. Because Democrats seem to care more about the promoting 
of illegal immigration than the needs of American citizens, they 
prioritize the well-being of the former over the latter.
  Illegal immigrants in Democrat States and cities are provided with 
everything from free iPhones to healthcare. A contentious point in the 
last Democrat Presidential primary was who could provide more free 
healthcare to the most illegal immigrants. They are now going so far as 
to use our kids' elementary and secondary school facilities to provide 
shelter for illegal immigrants.
  This is madness. American schools should be used for educating kids, 
not for a made-up crisis that has been created by this lack of 
leadership.
  House Republicans wholeheartedly oppose the hijacking of our American 
resources for the benefit of the people who have broken our laws and 
violated our Nation's sovereignty. We must pass H. Res. 461, which 
condemns the use of elementary and secondary schools to provide shelter 
for those who are here illegally, and who are not here playing by the 
rules.
  Our borders must be protected. We cannot discard this just for some 
short-term political gain.

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