Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record a fact sheet released by the Department of Homeland Security this morning that shows President Biden's Presidential Proclamation to temporarily suspend the entry of certain noncitizens across the southern border has helped reduce the number of encounters at out our Southwest Border by 55 percent. [From the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, July 24, 2024] FACT SHEET: President Biden's Presidential Proclamation and Joint DHS- DOJ Interim Final Rule Cut Encounters at Southwest Border by 55 Percent The Presidential Proclamation issued by President Biden to temporarily suspend the entry of certain noncitizens across the southern border--including the southwest land and southern coastal borders--and the complementary joint interim final rule (IFR) issued by DHS DOJ have now been in effect for seven weeks, helping reduce the number of encounters at our Southwest Border by 55 percent. The Border Patrol's 7-day average has decreased to below 1,800 encounters per day. In June, the Border Patrol recorded 83,536 encounters between ports of entry, the lowest number since January 2021, and below the number of encounters between ports of entry in June 2019, the last comparable year prior to the pandemic. While the President's action has led to significant results, our nation's immigration system requires Congressional action to provide needed resources and additional authorities.…”