[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 18 (Wednesday, January 31, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H327]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      BORDER CRISIS MISCONCEPTION

  (Mr. ROSE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ROSE. Mr. Speaker, I rise to correct a misconception about the 
surge of illegal immigration plaguing our Nation, particularly since 
President Biden became Commander in Chief.
  Under this administration, more than 8 million people have crossed 
our southern border illegally. That is more than the population of my 
home State of Tennessee. The misconception is that this is the result 
of failed policy, but it is not. This is the policy of the Biden 
administration.
  On the campaign trail in 2019, then-candidate Biden told a crowd of 
Iowa voters: ``We could afford to take in a heartbeat another 2 
million. . . . `'
  Well, Mr. Speaker, that was a promise made, a promise kept, and a 
promise multiplied by four.
  I continue to admonish the President to listen to the American people 
who desperately want him to rescind his disastrous executive actions 
that created this humanitarian disaster, to end his catch and release 
policy, and to finally begin to secure our borders.

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