On the recordOctober 21, 2021
The massive reconciliation package that the House has been considering aims to fundamentally change our country. Normally, an effort this huge is considered over months and years instead of the expedited timeline we are on now. That is why I am so glad my colleagues and I are taking this time to highlight how they intend to dramatically change our country and the consequences it will have. Today, we focus on perhaps the most immediate problem we are facing: illegal immigration. This is happening as we speak. There were over 208,000 border apprehensions in August, a 317 percent increase from the previous year. August was the second straight month with over 200,000 apprehensions. What is worse, this is not a new thing. To quote The Washington Post, of all places, ``Illegal crossings began rising last year but skyrocketed in the months after President Biden took office.'' There have been over 1.3 million illegal border crossings under President Biden. The Department of Homeland Security warns us to be prepared for, next month, the possibility of 350,000 to 400,000 illegal border apprehensions in October. The United States has never--never--recorded that number of illegal border apprehensions in a single month. {time} 1730 So we now know that this has been a problem in the past. It is still a problem now. And it will even be worse in the future. And what are Democrats doing about it since they are in control?…
