UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES / From the desk of Tom Cole
Chaos is the one word that accurately describes the current situation at the southern border. The present state of affairs that has gone on for more than two years as a direct result of reckless and thoughtless policy decisions by the Biden Administration is endangering lives and U.S. security. It cannot continue as is. However, last week House Republicans advanced legislation to restore order and alleviate this national security and humanitarian crisis of unprecedented proportions.
The Democrats’ open border agenda started with halting border wall construction. That was followed by the reinstatement of catch and release, termination of “Remain in Mexico” and measures that tied the hands of law enforcement. These thoughtless policy decisions have caused some of the largest waves of illegal border crossings in recorded history, exceeding 5 million since President Biden has been in office, according to Customs and Border Control’s (CBP) own numbers. CBP also reports that nearly 1.3 million illegal immigrants have evaded apprehension and escaped into the U.S.
