Lamar Smith: “Tens of thousands of unaccompanied minors are surging across our southern border. According to an internal Border Patrol…”

“Tens of thousands of unaccompanied minors are surging across our southern border. According to an internal Border Patrol report, the blame falls squarely on the President. The report shows that 95 percent of the illegal immigrants interviewed came to the U.S. to get a ``free pass'' from the President's announced amnesty policy. His failure to enforce immigration laws and his promise of amnesty by executive order entices these immigrant children to enter the U.S. illegally. The estimate for this year alone is expected to reach 90,000--15 times more than 4 years ago. The President's solution is to issue public service announcements in Central America, but the administration's actions speak louder than their words. The President's pro-amnesty policies have caused this crisis. The real solution to the border surge is to enforce current immigration laws, not undermine them as the President has done. ____________________”