Denouncing the Biden Administration's Immigration Policies

Floor Speech

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Ms. VELAZQUEZ. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding.

Mr. Speaker, if Republicans were really interested in fixing our broken immigration system, why are we wasting our time debating this nonbinding resolution?

Republicans claim that all President Biden needs to do to fix our immigration system is to unconstitutionally shut down the border and return to the draconian policies of the Trump administration.

Immigration in our country has been broken for decades, and enforcement-only immigration solutions do not work, and they know that.

We must also recognize the positive benefits of immigration. According to the CBO, increased immigration will help bolster our economy by about $7 trillion over the next decade.

If Republicans really cared about addressing the problems of our immigration system, they would join with Democrats to pass thoughtful and bipartisan legislation to actually address the problem at the border.

Nonetheless, Mr. Speaker, they are not interested in doing that. All they need is a political talking point.

Instead, we are debating a resolution that will do nothing and help no one.

Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to oppose this resolution.

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