Since President Biden took office and put a stop to the construction of a wall along our southern border, more than 1.3 million illegal immigrants have entered our country and avoided apprehension. Now, as title 42 is set to expire, a mass of migrants from Central America have formed at our points of entry from McAllen, Texas, to San Diego, California. This represents both a security and a humanitarian crisis, as resources are strained and migrants overwhelm our Border Patrol agents, allowing more deadly drugs to continue to spill into our great United States. In March, fentanyl seizures increased by 25 percent just from the prior month. We have seen the deadly toll that fentanyl-related substances have on our communities. In the past 2 years, more than 14,000 pounds of this deadly drug have been seized, enough to kill every man, woman, and child in America. The problems on the border are widespread, and so far in 2023, 80 people whose names appear on the terrorist watch list have been apprehended at our southern border. These statistics show the danger of this administration's failed and negligent border policies. Our Commitment to America means offering an alternative that, once again, puts Pennsylvania families first. It is time to pass the Secure the Border Act. It is time to end catch and release. It is time to increase the number of Border Patrol agents. It is time to finally complete construction of the border wall on our southern border.…
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