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TAKE ACTION ON SOUTHERN BORDER CRISIS
(Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, America's southern border is in crisis, and this issue has been solely facilitated by the destructive policies of President Joe Biden.
Illegal aliens attack the border, while dangerous drug cartels take advantage of weak policies, putting children at risk. This is truly a disaster, and it is time that the border czar, Vice President Kamala Harris, take action to protect American families.
The numbers speak for themselves. Encounters at the border reached a 21-year high in May of 180,034 persons. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency seized 934 pounds of fentanyl at the border in May, which is a 300 percent increase in a year capable of killing every American citizen. Criminal crossings have almost tripled since the previous fiscal year to 6,918 convicted criminals. Drug trafficking and human smuggling have also increased, putting children's lives in danger.
Biden named the Vice President with overseeing the crisis. It has been 84 days, and she still has not visited to see the children at risk.
In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we should never forget September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.
Congratulations to Julianne and Hunter Wilson on the upcoming December blessed event.
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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 105
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