So it sounds like the backlog is going to remain?

Madam Speaker, as the ranking member, I live at the border. I don't just go visit the border. I know the border. This is a strong border security bill that we passed in a bipartisan, commonsense way. This bill takes away all the poisonous…

Madam Speaker, it adds money to Stonegarden so local law enforcement can do their work. I would say, Madam Speaker, this is the strongest border security bill that we have. It is fair. I ask folks to support this bill. Again, I live at the…

I would like to follow up on some of, see where we are on the services.

Mr. Chairman, thank you so much. And Ranking Member also. Secretary, sorry about being late.

I certainly want to invite you there, because the border area, Laredo, Corpus, the valley, used to be part of the San Antonio.

the crime rate is lower at the border than other places.

Madam Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Raskin) for yielding. In addition, I thank both Mr. Raskin and Mr. Donalds for speaking about these three heroes from Laredo. Madam Speaker, this bill honors the lives of Lance…

The State should not be preventing Border Patrol from doing its job in that area.

I think for many years, I don't think they've listened to people who live here at the border and understand the border.

If you look at the numbers, straightforward, for the last 25 years, when somebody goes in front of immigration judge, 13 percent will be accepted, and the rest will be rejected.