James Hill: “I rise in support of H.R. 275, the Special Interest Alien Reporting Act. This bill requires the Secretary of Homeland…”

“I rise in support of H.R. 275, the Special Interest Alien Reporting Act. This bill requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to publish monthly reports on the number of special interest aliens attempting to unlawfully enter the U.S., including specifications on the encounter location and the alien's country of origin. During President Biden's tenure, we saw an unprecedented number of special interest aliens from China, Iran, and Russia. A special interest alien is a person who poses as a potential threat to the United States. This is alarming and a national security risk. Last Congress, I asked the Biden Administration to be transparent about encounters with known or unknown terrorists entering our country. Their answers were unsatisfactory. Publishing the number of special interest aliens who have been granted entry to the U.S. would educate the public on the risks the U.S. Government is subjecting its citizens to. It would also allow the public to hold the government accountable for its actions. Border Patrol had produced small iterations on this data for 2016 to 2018 and it would be helpful to re-start this publication at a more frequent cadence. I urge you to support H.R. 275.”