End the Border Catastrophe Act
Floor Speech
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Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding.
Mr. Speaker, the Democrats called this bill a joke. It is not a joke to put back in place the policies that worked. In fact, I would call that common sense. Remember what happened on day 1 of the Biden administration? They said we are going to get rid of the remain in Mexico policy, we are going to stop building the wall, and when you get here, you will be released. Well, who the heck wouldn't come if that is the policy? That is exactly what has happened, and we are on pace to get to 12 million migrants entering the country in the Biden administration. So this bill fixes those things.
It says we are going to build the wall, provide money to do so. We are going to put back in place the remain in Mexico policy, which worked. We are going to end this catch and release. Guess what else it does? Guess what else it does? It changes the way they are doing parole, the very program this administration put in that allowed the individual to be released into the country who killed Laken Riley. That is not a joke. That is good policy, policy that will help protect Americans, policies that make common sense.
So I appreciate the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Moore) for sponsoring this legislation, for managing it on the floor, and the Judiciary Committee who has worked on this, the Republicans on the Judiciary Committee who have worked on this for a long time. This isn't quite H.R. 2, but it is close, and it is the policies that need to happen.
Again, understand the magnitude of the problem. We are on pace to get to 12 million migrants coming in this country in a 4-year time span. That is what the Biden administration has given us. Everyone knows that is wrong. Everyone knows the policies they have done intentionally, deliberately willfully on day 1 have been harmful to the country. Democrats know it. Republicans know it. Independents know it. Polling shows it all across the country. Let's take a step in the direction of fixing it and pass this legislation.
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