On October 21, 2021, Congresswoman Lisa McClain (R-MI) spoke on the House floor about the growing crisis at our southern border and urged the Biden Administration to stop the flow of illegal immigrants and drugs from coming over our southwest border.
For video of the speech, click here.
Her remarks, as prepared, are below.
Once again, I come before this chamber to ask when will this administration address the ever-growing crisis at our southern border?
Every day that passes, from sun up to sun down, our nation’s immigration laws are being violated by thousands of illegal border crossers.
For the life of me, I don’t understand why our Commander and Chief refuses to go and see the mess that he and his open border policies have created.
But I’ve seen this crisis myself, so let me paint him a picture.
In Fiscal year 2020, 458 thousand illegal aliens were apprehended at our southwest border.
In Fiscal year 2021, under President Biden’s “leadership”, that number skyrocketed to 1.7 million!
Last month, more than 12,000 illegal aliens from Haiti squatted under a bridge until President Biden’s Department of Homeland Security began moving them into the interior of our country.
The problems don’t stop with people coming in illegally. Illegal drugs from the border are coming to a town near you.
In Fiscal year 2021, Border Patrol agents at the southwest border seized nearly 900 pounds of fentanyl. Doing the math, that’s enough to kill nearly 200 million people. That’s nearly two-thirds of our country!
To all my colleagues, I beg of you: We must fix this Biden Border Crisis. It worsens with every passing minute.
I yield back.
Submitted by Congresswoman McClain’s Office
