[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 181 (Thursday, November 2, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H5233]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       BIDEN'S OPEN BORDER CRISIS

  (Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, last month, there were 
269,735 attempted border crossings by illegal immigrants. The numbers 
don't lie. Joe Biden's open border policies have unleashed a crisis, 
making every State a border State.
  I have been to our border and spoken to the agents on the ground who 
are currently working tirelessly to handle the humanitarian crisis and 
the national security crisis that continues to occur each day.
  It is time for the Senate to pass the Secure the Border Act, which 
would force the Biden administration to restart construction of the 
border wall, increase the number of Border Patrol agents, end catch and 
release, and finally deploy the new technologies that our Border Patrol 
agents have requested in order to help secure our border.
  Our communities cannot afford to wait any longer. It is time to fund 
our Border Patrol and ensure that our agents have the tools and the 
resources they need to stop the flow of illegal immigrants and the 
individuals who cross our border from the terrorist watch list. They 
are entering our Nation each and every day.

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