A contentious debate over border security and immigration policies is unfolding in the United States. Republican lawmakers and conservative voices are fiercely criticizing President Joe Biden's approach to border management, accusing his administration of fostering a crisis through permissive policies. The GOP asserts that the administration's decisions have led to an increase in crime, a humanitarian crisis, and a surge in illegal immigration, with over 300,000 illegal immigrants apprehended at the Southern Border in the last month alone and over 12,000 apprehended in a single day. They argue that Biden's policies have enabled drug traffickers and human traffickers, while also endangering public safety and national security. In response, Republicans have passed what they claim to be the strongest border security bill in history, HR 2, in the House and are urging the Senate and President Biden to act. Meanwhile, the Biden administration has called for federal agents to be allowed back at the Texas border, challenging Governor Greg Abbott's stance and demanding that Texas cease its own border policy enforcement. Reports indicate that there have been over 6.7 MILLION illegal crossings since January 2021 and over 2.4 million encounters at the southwest border in FY 2023. Additionally, nearly 65% of the American public believes Biden needs to be tougher on the Southern Border.
In December 2023, @POTUS set a grim record. For the first time in our country’s history, monthly attempted border crossings exceeded 300,000 – a number greater than the population of a mid-sized American city. #WickerReport https://t.co/mAKRsI5mTH
Biden’s lawless open border policies have propelled cartel members, human traffickers, and even suspected terrorists into our own backyards. And we know that at least 100,000 minors have gone missing. It’s unconscionable. Today I stood in support of @RepNateMoran’s… https://t.co/ydt9XgI0E7
The Biden Administration's flawed border policies are affecting public safety, public health, and public education. We cannot afford to ignore this crisis any longer. https://t.co/MEGKqWAhcG
The Biden Administration’s open border policy is detrimental to the health and safety of Americans. Over 6.7 million migrants have crossed the southern border illegally since January 2021, yet the White House continues to downplay the crisis. (1/2) https://t.co/vNZAlYgWK0
POTUS Biden embraced open-borders policies, creating a national security & public safety crisis. More than 1.7 million known "gotaways" evaded CBP agents & entered our country illegally on his watch. It's long past time for POTUS to take ownership of this disaster. #HRes957 https://t.co/lDDw6dRokn
Since @POTUS took office, there have been more than 6.7 MILLION illegal crossings at our southern border. https://t.co/BvtXm4vwmu
The American people are with conservatives. The Biden Admin needs to get serious about securing our border. https://t.co/m5ThCDyfAs
Attorney General Ken Paxton Responds to Biden Administration's Demand that Texas "Cease and Desist" Securing its Border: https://t.co/hjS7pPxAg6
Like I said, Trump will never allow the House to agree to a border deal. It's too good an issue, and he/they would rather have the issue in November than make bipartisan progress in solving it. https://t.co/bscmPAFTxo
WH press sec says that House Republicans "have gotten in the way when it comes to border security." https://t.co/CSj9nkAwYt
In their first 100 days in office, the Biden administration made over 50 executive actions that undid President Trump's immigration policies. The result? The worst border crisis our country has ever seen. There's no doubt that this is their doing. Impeach Mayorkas.
KARINE JEAN-PIERRE: "Republicans in the House have been incredibly— they've gotten in the way when it comes to border security!" House Republicans passed border security legislation passed 250+ days ago, but Biden and Democrats have blocked it. https://t.co/FkvwZ73GmI
Today, the House of Representatives will vote on a resolution urging the Biden Admin to end their disastrous open-border policies that have turned every state into a border state. @HouseGOP will not stop fighting until our border is secure and our communities are safe. https://t.co/prgjSFqy5H
For over three years, Biden has ignored calls from the American people to secure our border and protect American lives. Today, @HouseGOP takes another stand to denounce Biden’s open border policies. Watch my floor speech on H. Res. 957 below. ⬇️ https://t.co/K10dBKccO8
🚨In 2023, illegal border crossings soared, outnumbering the populations of 17 states. President Biden inherited a secure border and turned it into a catastrophe. REMINDER: 252 days ago, @HouseGOP passed H.R. 2, our solution to end #BidensBorderCrisis. https://t.co/o3MAO88fnp
President Biden could help end the border crisis TODAY by supporting HR 2. Instead, he continues to turn a blind eye to the millions of illegal migrants and thousands of pounds of fentanyl pouring over the border and wreaking havoc on our communities. https://t.co/LSjkOnie2B
The chaos at our border has gotten so bad, President Biden is now beating his own abysmal record. In FY 2023, CBP reported more than 2.4 million encounters at the southwest border—a 42% increase from FY 2021. The White House must be held accountable for its inaction. https://t.co/YTv1VCPsfV
The chaos at our border has gotten so bad, President Biden is now beating his own abysmal record. In FY 2023, CBP reported more than 2.4 million encounters at the southwest border—a 42 % increase from FY 2021. The White House must be held accountable for its inaction. https://t.co/BJcXcGWjWY
Biden Admin is actively facilitating the migrant crisis and threatening anybody who tries to stop it with the full force of the DOJ. INSANITY! https://t.co/uNwANVLfyK
The Border is Out of Control The southern border has never been this bad. Rosemary Jenks says the U.S. hit an all time record with over 300,000 illegal aliens crossing in December and well over 7 million since Biden took office. #BorderCrisis #BorderInvasion #BidenBorderCrisis… https://t.co/rtzOXVu9cl
In a House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing Wednesday, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.claimed Republicans are blocking a potential border bill from the Senate on “orders from Trump.” https://t.co/KRpgWUtDDN https://t.co/Erw4H93ZUn
.@ReplaceSinema is right that @KyrstenSinema is an absolute disaster as Senator for Arizona. But they don't realize @RubenGallego is just as bad. She's a Prada Socialist. Ruben is an unhinged Marxist. They're BOTH @JoeBiden Enablers. And they BOTH want to end Trump's tax… https://t.co/Krahhjian8
.@ReplaceSinema is right that @KyrstenSinema is an absolute disaster as Senator for Arizona. But they don't realize @RubenGallego is just as bad. She's a Pravada Socialist. Ruben is an unhinged Marxist. They're BOTH @JoeBiden Enablers. And they BOTH want to end Trump's tax… https://t.co/YfQ79nq98A
.@ReplaceSinema is right that @KyrstenSinema is an absolute disaster as Senator for Arizona. But they don't realize @RubenGallego would be worse. She's a Pravada Socialist. Ruben is an unhinged Marxist. They're BOTH @JoeBiden Enablers. And they BOTH want to end Trump's tax… https://t.co/mBat7lQD0b
40% of catch-and-release migrants DISAPPEARED! How can the Biden Administration not see how dangerous this is? It’s time to shut the border down!
Johnson says the border is a “catastrophe” at the same time he says he will not work with Senate Republicans to fix it. Such a dangerous and reckless move by House GOP. https://t.co/ezBpygvNQ9
House GOP rejects toughest Border Security deal in decades because they’re more interested in having a political issue to demagogue than having a secure border. They also undercut Senate Republicans’ efforts on an historic deal with the White House. https://t.co/zrLfQBpFTD
Republicans love to point fingers but never offer solutions. So when they want to talk about the border while vehemently refusing to fund the border at adequate levels, @RepJasmine cannot take them seriously. https://t.co/0UDZECB1wm
Human traffickers are making $30M weekly from Joe Biden’s careless and weak border policies. While Texans and Americans are suffering, business is booming for the cartels. #BidenBorderCrisis https://t.co/67TPfO2xl3
The Biden Administration has repeatedly claimed, "the border is closed" and "the border is secure." Those are lies. 8 million illegal crossings mean the border is open. https://t.co/aFKb4gWler
President Biden’s open border policies have caused a national public safety catastrophe that is trampling our Constitution and putting our nation at risk. H. Res. 957 condemns the Administration for their lack of accountability and undermining the safety of the American people. https://t.co/UoXUVIcuy2
The White House refuses to take accountability for its border crisis, constantly passing the buck when tragedy strikes. It's time for @POTUS and @VP to stop turning a blind eye to their travesty. https://t.co/y5s4wXS9C1
The Biden administration is incentivizing more illegal immigration and manipulating immigration law to reduce the chances of illegal aliens being removed from the U.S. The Biden administration is the root cause of the border crisis. https://t.co/BHapGhQxPY
It is imperative that we treat border security with the seriousness the issue demands. The unwillingness or inability of the Biden administration to do that is needlessly jeopardizing both public safety and national security. https://t.co/KcZ5NoNISg
If the Biden Administration will not enforce our laws, the State of Texas will. Instead of suing Texas, the President should put policies like "Remain in Mexico" back in place. Since January 2021, there have been more than 6.7 MILLION illegal crossings of the southern border, and… https://t.co/psia24djzl
Biden is allowing an INVASION on American soil to go unchecked. @HouseGOP is fighting each day to reverse the damage of Biden's far-left open #border policies. American communities should not be left to suffer the consequences of Biden's failures.
If the Biden Administration will not enforce our laws, the State of Texas will. Instead of suing Texas, the President should put policies like "Stay in Mexico" back in place. Since January 2021, there have been more than 6.7 MILLION illegal crossings of the southern border, and… https://t.co/Zx5T7MWJOE
More border funding simply enables the Biden administration to process illegal immigrants faster. Congress doesn’t need to come up with new money for border security, they need to require that existing funding be used to actually secure the border 👉 https://t.co/Hxa6A9YqdA https://t.co/Iv1jMyK5L7
Turning a blind eye to the humanitarian crisis along the Southern border has endangered the lives of migrants and @CBP agents. The longer @POTUS fails to recognize the severity of the crisis, the more casualties will occur as a result of his negligence. https://t.co/M7yrOhh0lQ
Today is day 1,092 of Biden's presidency and our southern border remains wide open. States are spending billions of taxpayer dollars to accommodate the influx of illegal aliens. Read more here: https://t.co/cobjAVhgov https://t.co/8k748yqdIy
🚨The Biden Administration now wants to throw billions of more taxpayer dollars at a Border Crisis their radical policies created. These funds will simply be used to process and release more illegal aliens into the United States. Taxpayers deserve better. https://t.co/d8AVplW1lf
🚨 CHAIRMAN COMER OPENS HEARING ON BIDEN’S BORDER CRISIS “One of this Committee’s first hearings at the start of this Congress was examining the worsening border crisis. “We heard from two Chief Border Patrol agents who testified about a crisis that was setting records for… https://t.co/Twp9rTdZwn
This afternoon, @HouseCommerce's Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee is holding a hearing on the #BidenBorderCrisis. America is less secure under Joe Biden's border agenda. We will continue to hold this administration accountable for the damage. https://t.co/PdkS6A9F4g
Biden’s policies are enriching the very cartels poisoning Americans with fentanyl. When will @POTUS & @SenSchumer start putting American citizens before the Mexican drug cartels and pass/sign HR2–The Border Security Act. https://t.co/oyFPsBrLkI
Biden Admin Warns Texas Has Until TODAY to Allow Feds Back Into Eagle Pass, Threatens to Take “Appropriate Action” WATCH LIVE NOW 👇👇👇 https://t.co/Kgdgh5om3o
Biden took close to 100 executive actions in his first 100 days to open the border. Harris hasn't even been to the border for two and a half years. If Democrats wanted to solve this crisis, they’d stop blocking HR 2, which the House passed 252 days ago. https://t.co/ScnMHpbMUC
Our Southern and Northern Borders are in the midst of a historic national security crisis. House Republicans passed the strongest border security bill in history. It is time for Joe Biden to END his Far Left open border policies and secure our Southern & Northern Borders.
Biden demands federal agents be allowed back at the Texas border as his administration rips into Governor Greg Abbott https://t.co/hDa63RG4oi https://t.co/Ew87KudCfT
More lies from the Biden Administration to cover up their border disaster. Time to tell the truth and let the American people judge for themselves whether open borders are a good idea. https://t.co/v50qERt9dA
The left's priorities are stunning. There is actual danger right NOW at our border. Biden should focus his attention on that, not on fear mongering to our children about the climate hoax. https://t.co/ho8OfsqLaZ
Actions have consequences. So does inaction. And every move @RubenGallego & @KyrstenSinema have made on "behalf" of the people of Arizona has been the wrong one. They refused to help President Trump secure our border. They chose to help @JoeBiden throw it wide open. They are… https://t.co/SKMnL7QtTl
Over 300,000 illegal immigrants were apprehended at the Southern Border last month & over 12,000 were apprehended in a single day, but Biden still says the border is secure. This leadership failure is impacting the safety & security of every single American. https://t.co/gNWPzoZXEj
President Biden can lie all he wants, but the crisis at our border is REAL. His policies have encouraged terrorists, drug traffickers, and millions of illegal immigrants to cross our border. We need to close our border and finish the wall to protect our families & our country!
House Republicans passed legislation to secure the border 251 days ago. Senate Democrats and Joe Biden could end the border crisis by passing and signing it. They refuse to. https://t.co/5AW1TyjacZ
Joe Biden’s failed Far Left open border crisis has created the worst humanitarian and national security crisis in history. House Republicans passed the strongest border security bill in history. It’s time for Chuck Schumer to act.
Nearly 65% of the American public believes @POTUS needs to be tougher on our Southern Border. President Biden has enabled this humanitarian crisis with his failed policies and the American people have caught on. We need policy changes at the border, not just a blank check.…
EDITORIAL | Can’t abet Abbott: Texas governor will keep pushing until he’s stopped At minimum, Biden should make clear the feds won’t accept the state of Texas having its own border policy, and feds will act to dismantle the trappings of this policy. https://t.co/QDcvQ7vVBR
Biden is doing everything possible to eliminate strategies that actually prevent illegal immigrants from entering our country. Texas will continue to use every tool possible to block illegal immigration. https://t.co/dHJUbj2Gnj
Border security is national security. It is time to end Joe Biden’s failed Far Left open border policies and restore border security.
America is being invaded. Crime is on the rise. Homeless people are left to rot on our streets. These are the awful consequences of @JoeBiden & his enablers @RubenGallego & @KyrstenSinema’s reckless decision to open our borders. All of these problems can & will be solved when… https://t.co/eat2JPjGKg
America is being invaded. Crime is on the rise. Homeless people are left to rot on our streets. These are the awful consequences of @JoeBiden & his enablers @RubenGallego & @KyrstenSinemas' reckless decision to open our borders. All of these problems can & will be solved when… https://t.co/sdYGtVCszI