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On the recordDecember 2, 2025
the fallout from Joe Biden's disastrous decision hurt Americans then, and it continues to hurt Americans today. President Trump and Republicans are working to reverse these failures. The President is strengthening law enforcement. He is deporting criminals who are here in our country illegally, and he is taking a hard look at anyone who has been improperly vetted. His actions will make America safer and more secure. Joe Biden's disgraceful withdrawal was not an isolated failure. It was part of a pattern of dangerous, destructive, and deadly policies. More than 10 million illegal immigrants entered our country under Joe Biden and the Democrats. Millions more are known 'got-aways.' They are individuals who were seen by the Border Patrol but never charged, never stopped, never questioned. How many more terrorists slipped into our country because Democrats threw open the borders? Where are they now? What are they up to? We don't know. Most Americans understand that national security begins with border security. That means we must stop people from entering our country illegally. It means we must ensure dangerous individuals do not enter our country, even through legal means, and it certainly means we must remove dangerous criminals that are in the country today. As the Trump administration recently warned, 'mass migration poses an existential threat to Western civilization.'
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John Barrasso
Republican · Wyoming

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Addressing border security and immigration policy during a speech.

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