[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 17 (Tuesday, January 30, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H298]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           POLITICAL ATTACKS ON SECRETARY ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS

  (Mr. PAYNE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to discuss the political attacks 
on the Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
  House Republicans have put forth House Resolution 863 to blame 
Mayorkas for our border crisis, yet Republicans are responsible for the 
crisis.
  The Trump administration presided over the largest immigration flow 
in this century. Under Republican leadership, or lack of, America had 
11.4 million undocumented immigrants. It was the largest number in U.S. 
history. Republicans took more than 3 years to resolve asylum and other 
migration cases. Democratic administrations took less than 1 year.
  Republicans allowed millions of illegal immigrants to stay in this 
country and sent a message to millions more that Republicans do not 
enforce immigration rules.
  However, Republicans do not want to talk about these facts. Instead, 
they want to target political enemies and do nothing to solve the 
border crisis. They are working at the behest of the former President 
who has told them to do nothing.

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