Congressman John Rose took to the House floor to deliver a speech on the crisis at the southern border.
The full speech, as prepared for delivery, is below:
Mister/Madam Speaker, I was shocked when President Biden said “we need to secure the border” during his State of the Union.
In his first year in office, over 2 million illegal immigrants were apprehended at the southern border, deportations decreased 70%, and 11 thousand migrants were arrested who had previous criminal convictions.
Actions speak louder than words, and when Mr. Biden halted construction on President Trump’s border wall and attempted to reverse the “Remain in Mexico” policy, we knew he didn’t want to secure the border. The Biden administration’s open border policies put immense strain on law enforcement as they work to combat the fentanyl crisis wreaking havoc on our communities.
In fact, Cumberland County, Tennessee Sheriff Casey Cox recently took a trip to the southern border to gain a better understanding of the issue after a local 18-year-old woman died of a fentanyl overdose. Much like on my own trips to the border, Sheriff Cox observed how understaffed and ill-prepared we are to face this crisis under the Biden administration.
I urge the president to back up his words with action and do what he said: secure the southern border.
You can watch the speech here.
Original source can be found here.
