[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 6 (Thursday, January 11, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H67]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       OPPOSITION TO IMMIGRATION POLICIES ON THE SOUTHERN BORDER

  (Ms. LEE of Florida asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. LEE of Florida. Mr. Speaker, last week, I joined Speaker Johnson 
and a group of my House Republican colleagues in Eagle Pass, Texas, 
where we witnessed firsthand the catastrophe that is ensuing at our 
southern border. Illegal immigrant encounters have reached an all-time 
high, and human trafficking and fentanyl smuggling are destroying our 
communities.
  We heard from local law enforcement, ranchers, and community members 
about the catastrophic effects of this lawlessness happening in their 
backyard, and we spoke with Customs and Border Patrol personnel, who 
shared the profound physical and emotional burden of working every day 
on the front lines of this crisis.
  These agents are ready, willing, and able to secure our border, but 
are being prevented from doing so by the reckless immigration policies 
of this administration.
  It is past time for us to secure our border, restore accountability, 
and bring back law and order in America.

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