John Cornyn: “the crisis along our southern border is bad and has been getting worse since Joe Biden became President. Last month…”

“the crisis along our southern border is bad and has been getting worse since Joe Biden became President. Last month, more than 200,000 migrants crossed our southern border-- the second month in a row that we have seen a number that high. Since President Biden raised his right hand and took the oath of office on January 20, Customs and Border Protection has stopped more than 1.2 million border crossers. That is nearly triple the total number it was at this point in the Obama administration, and more than eight times the number of migrants stopped at this point during the Trump administration. These numbers have real consequences. Migrants are exploited, abused, raped, and some die on their dangerous trips to our border. Once they arrive, Border Patrol, local law enforcement, and nongovernmental organizations are expected to do a lion's task with a mouse's resources, and the surge of resources to migrants leaves serious security vulnerabilities that are exploited by cartels and criminal organizations.…”