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Secure the Border Act of 2023

Floor Speech

Date: May 11, 2023
Location: Washington, DC

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Mr. BENTZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 2.

This country must have an immigration system that works.

If our Nation is going to compete with China, we have to have an immigration system that works.

If our Nation is going to continue to feed the world, we need a system that works.

If our Nation is going to continue to build its infrastructure, roads, buildings, and structures that our economy needs, we need an immigration system that works.

If our Nation is going to take care of its elderly, sick and retired, we need a system that works.

If our Nation is going to compete at the highest level of AI and computer chip manufacturing, we need an immigration system that works.

If our Nation is to have an economy that is not starving for workers, we need an immigration system that works.

Mr. Speaker, to have an immigration system that works, we have to have a border that works, and our border is broken.

Hundreds of thousands of people coming across the border every day do not support an immigration system that works and does not reflect an immigration system that works.

Mr. Speaker, we need to fix the border first and then we can fix our immigration system.

This is the first step, the first absolutely essential and necessary step to provide a foundation for a comprehensive revision of our immigration system.

Mr. Speaker, I urge support for H.R. 2, and I will be voting for it.

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