[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 122 (Monday, July 17, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H3615-H3616]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  DANGEROUS OPEN BORDER POLICIES ARE AT FAULT FOR THIS DIRE SITUATION

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. Miller-Meeks). The Chair recognizes the 
gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Rose) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. ROSE. Madam Speaker, this week, House Republicans are committed 
to fulfilling our Commitment to America to end President Biden's border 
crisis and restore a nation that is safe.
  Last month, the Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives passed a 
resolution condemning the use of public schools to house illegal 
immigrants.

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Now, this week, we plan to pass H.R. 3941, the Schools Not Shelters 
Act, which prohibits the use of public elementary and secondary schools 
and institutions of higher education to provide shelter for illegal 
immigrants.
  As many children across our country continue to recover from the 
pandemic-era learning loss, schools should be focused on helping 
students recover.
  By housing illegal immigrants on school campuses, children are being 
put at risk. Elected officials who endorse these plans are sending a 
clear message to children and their parents that illegal immigrants and 
President Biden's failure to secure the southern border matter more 
than their children's education.
  Now, make no mistake, President Biden's dangerous open-border 
policies are at fault for this dire situation. In the first 100 days, 
the President took more than 94 executive actions on immigration that 
immediately signaled to the world that our borders were open for 
illegal immigration and that they could count on President Biden to 
hold the door open for them, even if it meant sacrificing the safety 
and security of our country.
  Since taking office, there have been over 5.5 million illegal 
crossings of our southern border. In addition to that, approximately 
1.5 million immigrants have evaded apprehension by our hardworking 
Customs and Border Patrol agents.
  This humanitarian crisis has gotten so bad that New York City's 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement office is fully booked through 
October 2032.
  Had President Biden not halted construction of the southern border 
wall, ended President Trump's successful remain in Mexico policy, and 
concluded use of title 42, I am sure this historic crisis would not be 
this disastrous. Just like we have seen with Bidenomics, 
``Bidengration'' has completely failed the American people.

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