Nick Langworthy: “Five counties in my district have declared a state of emergency in response to the influx of migrants since title 42…”

“Five counties in my district have declared a state of emergency in response to the influx of migrants since title 42 ended. These five counties didn't declare a state of emergency out of hate or a lack of compassion but because they simply do not have the resources to handle the unprecedented flood of illegal immigration. Our local taxpayers and tax dollars meant to support our kids in schools across Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, and Allegheny Counties are instead going to house illegal immigrants, thanks to a crisis that the Biden administration created. My colleagues across the aisle have claimed time and again that by opposing an unprecedented influx of illegal immigration, Republicans somehow lack compassion or humanity. Mr. Speaker, allowing fentanyl to flood in from our southern border, killing thousands of Americans, and offering no concrete solutions to combat this epidemic is not compassionate. Standing back and demonizing our Border Patrol agents while the cartels traffic countless human beings, including young children, into this country is not compassionate. The Department of Health and Human Services losing track of 85,000 migrant children, with an untold number trafficked and exploited, is not compassionate, either.…”