Sheila Jackson Lee: “I thank the distinguished gentleman for yielding, and I am very glad that my colleagues, and some from Texas, want to…”

“I thank the distinguished gentleman for yielding, and I am very glad that my colleagues, and some from Texas, want to have the real truth discussed on this floor. The real truth is that President Biden has not fostered nor encouraged open borders. In fact, the United States does not have open borders. It would be truly an act of real leadership if Republicans would work with Democrats and the present administration to do as was done during the Reagan administration when, yes, whether you agreed or disagreed, immigration laws were passed. If this Republican contingent of Members, House and Senate, would work, we would find a resolution to some of the concerns that we have. It is very clear that the impeachment of Secretary Mayorkas is not a solution. The present resolution that we have is not a solution. Today, there are approximately 38,000 people in immigration detention, which is 4,000 more than what DHS is funded for. People without facts don't realize, somewhat similar to Trump, many of us are concerned about due process rights, but when accusations are made about one party is better than another, that is not true. Of course, there were those removed under title 42, and the Biden administration did that when that law was in place. The total is nearly equivalent to the number of people removed in all of fiscal 2019 in the past administration.…”