Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, for the past 2 years, every State has become a border State, and each has felt the pressures of illegal immigration. This past month, 10,000 migrants have illegally entered our country per day. A nation's borders mark the boundaries of its laws and sovereignty. This violation of both our laws and our sovereignty must stop. Representative Miller-Meeks and I brought forward H. Res. 461 because it is necessary and urgent. Our resolution sends a clear and decisive message that everyone in this Chamber and across the country must hear: Congress will not tolerate officials at the State and local level using taxpayer-funded schools and facilities to play cleanup for President Biden and the Progressive left's broken border policies. In my State of New York, our Governor offered up State-funded college campuses to house illegal immigrants. In New York City, Mayor Adams proposed repurposing public school gyms to house them. During this last school year, 5,500 migrant students strained New York City's public school resources. Time and time again, we are seeing classrooms overflowing and understaffed and our school taxes ever rising. This problem is not just in New York. It spans across each and every community in our Union. This resolution makes three distinct points. First, housing illegal immigrants in our schools diverts critical resources away from students. Second, housing adult, unvetted, illegal immigrants in our public schools poses a safety risk to our children.…”