{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mann.house.gov/media/press-releases/mann-asks-white-house-dc-democrats-what-will-it-take-you-secure-border", "Mann Asks White House, D.C. Democrats\u2014What Will It Take for You to Secure the Border?", "2024-07-10", "2024", "2024-07", "Republican", "House", "KS", "Tracey Mann", "M000871", "mann.house.gov", "mann", "https://mann.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to urge the White House and Washington Democrats to work with House Republicans to secure the border. During the speech, Rep. Mann challenged the Biden Administration\u2019s decisions to ignore the reality of the situation at the border, noting that May 2024 was the thirty-ninth straight month where monthly illegal encounters were higher than even the highest month seen under President Trump. In closing, Rep. Mann invited his colleagues to come to the table to develop a solution to the nation\u2019s border crisis.\n\nClick here to watch Rep. Mann\u2019s full remarks\n\nClick here to download Rep. Mann\u2019s full remarks\n\nBelow are Rep. Mann\u2019s remarks as delivered on the House Floor:\n\nMr. Speaker, I rise today to discuss President Biden\u2019s open border.\n\nSince President Biden was sworn in, his open border policies have created a national security and humanitarian crisis. House Republicans continue to urge the White House and our Democrat colleagues in Congress to work with us to identify a solution. Again and again, we are met with silence. I understand border security may not be politically convenient for my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, but at some point, they must stop pretending that this crisis doesn\u2019t exist.\n\nI found it telling that over the July 4th holiday, the White House touted that illegal crossings along the U.S. southern border decreased following President Biden\u2019s executive order. What they conveniently left out is that even with this executive order, May was still the 39th straight month where illegal immigrant encounters have been higher than even the highest month under President Trump.\n\nI understand that the White House is in desperate need of good press, but with all due respect, Mr. Speaker, the facts are the facts. Our borders are far from secure, and no feel-good story or graphic from the White House Communications team is going to change that. I spent last week with Kansans in eleven counties across the Big First, and they were clear \u2013 addressing the nation\u2019s border crisis matters to them.\n\nUnder President Biden\u2019s policies, cartels have been the winners, and innocent children and those who are trying to enter the country legally have been the losers. It doesn\u2019t have to be this way. Let\u2019s do something to fix this chaos.\n\nFirst, we need to immediately finish the border wall. Time and time again border patrol agents have shared that a physical barrier along our nation\u2019s borders, coupled with advanced technology, is extremely helpful in stopping the cartels. We also need to designate the Mexican cartels as exactly what they are\u2014terrorists. These human smugglers get rich by putting lives at risk and pouring fentanyl into our country. It is unacceptable.\n\nWe need to implement policies that are actually effective. On his first day in office, President Biden immediately began rolling back the Trump Administration\u2019s immigration policies for no other reason than they were associated with President Trump\u2019s name. President Biden never asked if the policies were helping curb illegal immigration or slow illegal immigrants from entering the country or if it\u2019s good for the United States of America. It was simply, \u201cIf President Trump did it, it\u2019s gone.\u201d That has backfired on President Biden, and polls show that. There is a reason President Trump is more trusted on the border than President Biden. We need to reinstate Remain in Mexico and end President Biden\u2019s disastrous catch and release policy.\n\nAnd finally, we must change our tone and send a clear message: do NOT come to the U.S. illegally. At the start of his presidency, President Biden promised outright citizenship to more than 11 million illegal immigrants. America is a nation of legal immigrants, and the President\u2019s false promise was a slap in the face to the 2 million people who legally migrate to the U.S. each year the right way. We should make legal immigration easier, and illegal immigration harder.\n\nMr. President, this is not rocket science. It\u2019s simple. I ask my colleagues again today, what will it take for you to come to the table to secure the border? We can\u2019t keep pretending the current situation is normal. Your move.\n\nThank you. 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