Democrats' Plan to Put Mass Amnesty in Reconciliation Package

Floor Speech

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Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, the massive reconciliation package that the House has been considering aims to fundamentally change our country. Normally, an effort this huge is considered over months and years instead of the expedited timeline we are on now.

That is why I am so glad my colleagues and I are taking this time to highlight how they intend to dramatically change our country and the consequences it will have.

Today, we focus on perhaps the most immediate problem we are facing: illegal immigration. This is happening as we speak.

There were over 208,000 border apprehensions in August, a 317 percent increase from the previous year. August was the second straight month with over 200,000 apprehensions. What is worse, this is not a new thing.

To quote The Washington Post, of all places, ``Illegal crossings began rising last year but skyrocketed in the months after President Biden took office.''

There have been over 1.3 million illegal border crossings under President Biden. The Department of Homeland Security warns us to be prepared for, next month, the possibility of 350,000 to 400,000 illegal border apprehensions in October.

The United States has never--never--recorded that number of illegal border apprehensions in a single month.

So we now know that this has been a problem in the past. It is still a problem now. And it will even be worse in the future.

And what are Democrats doing about it since they are in control?

The Democrats have included a plan to grant amnesty for around eight million illegal immigrants at a cost of $100 billion over the next 10 years. All of that money to granting amnesty instead of securing our border.

I am a pharmacist by trade, so believe me when I say that the phrase ``an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure'' is an understatement here.

We are already paying the price for illegal immigration that is harming our citizens. Over 6,000 pounds of deadly fentanyl has been seized at the southern border since February, enough to kill every American four times over.

That is dangerous. That is ludicrous. It is ridiculous.

At least 160,000 illegal immigrants have been released in the U.S., often with little supervision by the Biden administration since March.

My colleagues on the other side of the aisle truly do not recognize what is happening in our country and the world.

We need leadership to navigate these serious issues we face.

Folks, I have been to the border several times, and I can tell you it is a disaster and a tragedy. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris simply do not understand the problem or how to fix it.

However, I know that if Joe Biden and Kamala Harris wanted to understand the cause of the crisis at the border, they need look no further than the nearest mirror.

Every State has become a border State, and rather than support our Border Patrol agents, the Biden administration has neglected them and left our communities in danger. These people face threats in their lives, abuse and manipulation from cartels and worse. These people have been inundated with illegal aliens who have come across this border.

It is irresponsible to not only neglect the safety of Americans, but this is a tragedy for those being misled that it is okay to come to America illegally.

We cannot in good conscience continue policies that cause this much harm and damage to everyone involved. Let's stop this insanity.

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