[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 130 (Thursday, July 27, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H4040-H4041]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      NYC OVERWHELMED BY MIGRANTS

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from New 
York (Mr. Santos) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. SANTOS. Mr. Speaker, today, I rise to bring attention to the 
state of chaos that the Biden administration's border policies have 
created in New York's Third District.
  Today, at 1 p.m., there is a press conference taking place back home 
in front of the new mega-structure tent being built at Creedmoor Center 
across the street from an elementary school, P.S. 18, in Queens.
  Mr. Speaker, when I visited the border just a couple of weeks ago, I 
toured a similar facility to the one being built in my district. It is 
safe to say what is going on at the southern border can be felt as far 
north as New York.
  This problem is no longer out of sight, out of mind. Thanks to the 
Biden administration's policies, all districts are border districts.
  I am calling on Mayor Eric Adams to stop this madness, declare a 
state of emergency for New York City, and stop taking in these 
migrants. The city is overwhelmed by a constant influx of migrants, 
alongside being plagued by rising crime.
  As the only Republican representing Queens in Congress, I call on my 
counterparts on the other side of the aisle to join me in efforts to 
end this madness in our county and in our city. New Yorkers deserve a 
better quality of life

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than the one imposed by its one-party rule government.

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