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Border Security

We are currently facing the most severe border crisis in American history. Since Biden assumed office, over 9.6 million known illegal aliens have crossed the southern border and entered the United States. 

The Biden Regime's negligence has handed operational control of the border to the cartels, resulting in an unprecedented surge in the trafficking of women and children. Worse yet, a record-breaking influx of deadly fentanyl is coursing through our borders, claiming American lives every day. The sheer volume of fentanyl entering the country could kill every American 28 times over and has already killed hundreds of thousands of Americans. The Biden Border Crisis is costing(link is external) America more than $150 billion each year. 

There have been 75 illegal aliens on the terrorist watch list and 27,583 illegal aliens that are Communist Chinese nationals who have been stopped trying to enter the U.S. at the Southern Border so far in fiscal year 2024. The Committee on Homeland Security Republicans recently revealed(link is external) that the Biden Regime secretly flew over 400,000 illegal immigrants into the country. Joe Biden's open border policies are to blame for this historic invasion and he took more than 60 actions, including halting the construction of the border wall(link is external), that has jeopardized America's national security and facilitated this crisis. 

I have an A+ Lifetime Rating from NumbersUSA for my legislation, votes and efforts to fight illegal immigration. Here's a list of some of the things I'm doing to close the southern border and end the invasion:

  • I voted for and passed legislation to impeach United States Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, for orchestrating the worst border crisis in American history.
  • I secured $703 million into law for counter-narcotics support, including an additional $50 million for programs to counter illicit fentanyl and synthetic opioids.
  • I secured $306 million into law for the national guard counter-drug program.
  • I passed an appropriations amendment through the House to prohibit funds from going to sanctuary cities.
  • I authored and introduced the Build the Wall and Deport Them All Act to stop the invasion taking place at our southern border. This legislation will end catch and release, end sanctuary cities, expedite the removal of illegal aliens, restore the Remain in Mexico policy, end birthright citizenship, and build the wall once and for all.
  • I made history by becoming the first Republican in 24 years to successfully initiate impeachment proceedings on the House floor against Joe Biden for his dereliction of duty at the Southern Border.
  • I put America first by introducing a bill and leading a successful pressure campaign that resulted in the Biden administration dropping its plan to give illegal immigrants separated at the border $450,000 checks.
  • I cosponsored and passed legislation to deport Laken Riley's Murderer. 
  • I cosponsored and passed the strongest border security bill ever in the form of H.R. 2.
  • I passed an amendment through the House that redirected funding to CBP fentanyl detection at Border Patrol Checkpoints to prevent fentanyl from entering America.
  • I passed an amendment through the House that redirected funding to Counter Narcotics Support to enhance DoD’s role in countering the flow of illicit fentanyl and synthetic opioids.
  • I passed a bipartisan amendment with 303 votes that requires the Department of Homeland Security to annually report to Congress and publish on its website how many illegal aliens are deported for assaulting law enforcement officers.
  • I authored and introduced the No Amnesty Act to terminate Biden’s open-border agenda.
  • I fought(link is external) to keep Title 42 in place.
  • I authored and introduced a bill to protect our children and communities and classify fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction. The legislation is consistent with President Trump’s Department of Homeland Security’s proposal to use counter-WMD authorities to combat the fentanyl crisis.
  • I passed an amendment through the House to increase accountability and transparency for criminal aliens’ deportations.
  • I introduced legislation to prevent illegals from getting taxpayer-funded lawyers.
  • I introduced the Secure the Southern Border Act to end catch and release, finish building the wall, remove funding for the sanctuary cities, and restore the Remain in Mexico policy.