John Rutherford: “A nation without borders is not a nation. Since President Biden took office, we have seen a record number of illegal…”

“A nation without borders is not a nation. Since President Biden took office, we have seen a record number of illegal border crossings at our southern border. This has led to more drugs and fentanyl entering the United States, increased crime, and a demoralized Border Patrol. Instead of solving this crisis, the President and House Democrats have turned a blind eye. They continue to double down on their radical open borders policy that focuses on processing illegals faster and moving them throughout the country. To this President, there is no crisis at the southern border. This is his policy--until now. We saw the President visit the border for the first time this month, and now the Biden administration wants to be focused on solving the issues at the border. Well, he is about 2 years too late. Instead of taking responsibility for this national security crisis, the President is shifting blame to us here in Congress, claiming House Republicans have failed to take the necessary steps to defend our border. Mr. Speaker, that is absolutely astounding. Since President Biden took office, CBP has recorded 4.5 million illegal border crossings. That doesn't include their estimated 1.2 million got-aways. Under one-party Democratic leadership, ICE removed, last year, only 72,000 migrants, down from 186,000 removals in the final year of the Trump administration. In December, under Speaker Pelosi's leadership, we saw a record for the most illegal crossings in a month, ever.…”