Designation of Haiti for Temporary Protected Status

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Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman of the Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee for the great work he does on this issue and a host of others.

Mr. Speaker, understand the Democrats' plan. It is as straightforward as you can imagine. First, let in 10 million illegal immigrants during the Biden administration. Then, create sanctuary jurisdictions where it becomes difficult to do any removal of those illegal immigrants who commit other crimes. Then, defund ICE, the guys who actually do the removal. Now, today, make temporary permanent. There are 300,000 people who entered temporary protected status. Make that permanent.

Why would they do all of this? Well, frankly, they told us. Secretary Clinton told us several years ago. They don't want a border. Remember what she said? We need a borderless hemisphere. That is what they want. That is the plan they are executing. I don't think the American people want that. I think that was the big issue in the 2024 election.

Here is the result. When you allow that to happen, here is the result, from 2 weeks ago: ``Haitian Illegal Alien Violently Kills Innocent Mother By Repeatedly Hitting Her With a Hammer Outside Gas Station in Fort Myers,'' in Florida. Guess what. This Haitian was here on temporary protected status. I haven't read the full story, but my guess is this guy probably had done some other crime and may have, in fact, been in a sanctuary area. Who knows.

Mr. Speaker, that is the result of this policy. It is systematic. It is intentional. Let 10 million in, create sanctuary jurisdictions where you can't remove them or it is difficult to remove them, defund the guys who actually do the removing, and make temporary permanent.

That is their plan. That is why this bill is wrong. I urge a ``no'' vote.

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