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On the recordJune 10, 2021
I come to the floor today following the conclusion of Vice President Harris's border evasion tour to Guatemala and Mexico earlier this week. As a physician, I have had the opportunity to do multiple mission trips to Mexico and Central America, and I have been to the border now three times. I have seen the crisis firsthand, which is why it was so concerning to me that in the early days of this new administration, they followed through on a number of campaign promises related to opening our border and curbing control measures put in place by the previous administration. Just to be clear, the current administration issued multiple Executive orders and actions on immigration, including halting construction of the border wall, ending the ``Remain in Mexico'' policy, and reaffirming the White House's commitment to grant blanket amnesty to 11 million illegal immigrants residing in the United States. While President Biden and his administration appear surprised by the massive influx of immigrants and migrants encountered in the aftermath, this was a predictable result. As described by the President of Guatemala, once the message from the White House changed to, ``We're going to reunite families, we're going to reunite children.…
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Roger Marshall
Republican · Kansas

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