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On the recordJanuary 9, 2024
I am sick and tired of Joe Biden and his administration pointing fingers at everyone but themselves for the crisis they created, and so are the American people. I visited the border five times and have seen it for myself. The crisis at our border is a direct cause of Biden's dangerous and intentional policies. I have heard it from our Border Patrol agents. They are overwhelmed, and Biden has clearly abandoned them. It is sickening. President Biden and Secretary Mayorkas swore an oath to uphold the law and protect our homeland. That means securing our border. Do they do any of that? Absolutely not. That is a fact, and anyone who says it is not true is lying to you. People whom we don't know, including a shocking number of single, military-age men from all over the world, are illegally crossing the border. Countless amounts of drugs are being smuggled into our country and killing Americans. And the administration says the border is secure. It is pathetic. Think about that. Possible terrorists, murderers, and deadly drugs are coming to our country every single day while the President of the United States and the Secretary of Homeland Security tell us the border is secure. Have they lost their minds? Do they think the American people are dumb and don't see it on their local news each and every day? I am from an immigration state. Florida is a beautiful melting pot with people and cultures from all over the world. We love legal immigration.…
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Rick Scott
Republican · Florida
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Jan 9, 2024

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