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On the recordJune 20, 2023
The failed policies that President Biden chose to enact have created a national security, public health, and humanitarian crisis on our southern border. In the 1 month since title 42 has expired, we have seen the impacts of President Biden's reckless policy decisions in action. In April of this year, more than 70,000 illegal immigrants were turned away under title 42. Now, without the protections of title 42 in place, the influx of illegal immigrants and the drugs smuggled by the cartels have overwhelmed resources at Federal, State, and local levels. Under President Biden's watch in the past 2 years, we have seen the number of attempted entries by those on the terrorist watch list skyrocket to over 100 a year. With 1.5 million known got-aways reported by the Border Patrol, that number might even be higher. We have seen an increase in overdose deaths from the deadly fentanyl analogues smuggled across our borders. We have seen reports of public schools being used as holding facilities for migrants instead of being used for American students already suffering from historic learning loss. This follows President Biden's prolonged school shutdowns. All of this amounts to a pattern of failure brought on by the Biden administration's refusal to confront the crisis at our border head-on. It is time to finish the construction of the border wall. It is time to reinstate the remain in Mexico policies that protect American citizens.…
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John Joyce
Republican · Pennsylvania
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Jun 20, 2023

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