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On the recordApril 6, 2022
Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for drawing attention to that. The gentlewoman is exactly right, and some of the Border Patrol officials have said that they estimate that by rescinding title 42, that the number of illegal border crossings will double overnight. So instead of having 7,000 a day, we will go to 18, 20,000 a day. The numbers are just staggering. Mr. Speaker, I am happy to yield next to the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Burchett).
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