As Vice President Pence meets ICE officials in Houston today, please consider the following statement from me:
“While Democrats continue to ignore the humanitarian crisis at the border, President Trump and Vice President Pence continue to listen to the concerns of our border agents and fight against the flow of human traffickers, drug smugglers and violent gangs like MS-13 across our southern border. Texas voters will take note that the Trump Administration is taking action to secure our borders and keep our communities safe, as 2020 Democrats like Beto O’Rourke and Julian Castro continue with their dangerous rhetoric.”– RNC Spokesperson Christiana Purves
Background:
- On March 6, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen testified to the House Committee on homeland security that the U.S. was facing a dire humanitarian and security crisis at our southern border.
- According to Customs and Border Patrol statistics, 90,525 apprehensions would be the highest total monthly apprehensions at the southern border since April 2008.
- March 2019 apprehensions were up 142% from apprehensions in March 2018.
- Nielsen told congress that the United States was on track to encounter close to one million illegal aliens at the southern border this year.
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