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On the recordFebruary 2, 2022
Mr. Speaker, it has been a year since Joe Biden took office, and the southern border has all but collapsed. A year has passed, and he still cannot find the elusive root cause of his self-inflicted border crisis. Since he is clearly having some trouble finding the cause, I will save him some time. Joe Biden is the root cause of the border crisis. The number of illegal crossings at the border has escalated at a faster rate under him than at any time in recent history. Since Joe Biden took office, nearly 2 million illegal immigrants have been apprehended at the southern border. But wait, there is more. More illegal immigrants have crossed the southern border in the last 3 months than in all of fiscal year 2020. And now, we have learned that illegals are being funneled to cities across the United States in the dead of night. That is right. While Americans are asleep, this administration is trying to cover up its own failures. Some of these illegals are known to have criminal records, yet they are being given a free pass. Across the world, people are watching this unfold. Across the world, people are getting the message that you can waltz into this country illegally with no consequences. Consider the fact that people from 160 different countries are coming to the southern border. It is clear that the message is the wrong one to be sending.…
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Virginia Foxx
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