[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 124 (Wednesday, July 19, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H3855]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    ILLEGAL ALIENS HOUSED IN SCHOOLS

  (Mr. CLINE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CLINE. Madam Speaker, the Biden administration's radical open 
border policies have turned every community into a border community.
  Since President Biden took office, CBP officials have encountered a 
record high of 5.5 million illegal immigrants at the southern border, 
and nearly 2 million of those have been released into our Nation.
  Unfortunately, to deal with this crisis, liberal cities such as New 
York City are planning to house migrants in public schools--setting a 
dangerous precedent. This brings an unnecessary problem that 
administrators are simply not equipped to handle, nor should they have 
to.
  That is unacceptable, which is why I am proud to join my colleagues 
in passing the Schools Not Shelters Act. This legislation would ban the 
use of taxpayer-funded schools as shelters for illegal migrants.
  America's schools should be focused on providing the best 
opportunities for students, not be forced to deal with the 
repercussions of President Biden's failure to secure the border.

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