Eric Burlison: Time for Senate to pass, Biden to sign Secure the Border Act

(From Seventh District Congressman Eric Burlison)

Throughout my first term in the United States Representatives, I have fought to strengthen our border and hold the Biden Administration accountable for their open border policies.

Since Joe Biden took office:

There have been over 5.8 Million illegal crossings

In July alone there were over 183K illegal aliens encountered at the southern border

Over 23K pounds of fentanyl has been seized by Border Patrol this fiscal year

Cartels are now making $13 Billion a year by smuggling illegals into the United States

In fiscal year 2023 alone, 146 people whose names appear on the terrorist watch list were stopped trying to cross the southern border, an all time high.

The southern border is, for all intents and purposes, wide open. This is not how a nation is supposed to function.

The House has done our part. We’ve passed HR 2 - Secure the Border Act - which is the best border protection legislation we’ve seen pass the House of Representatives this century.

Now, we need the Senate to take the bill up and for the President to sign it.