Today, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released a statement after voting no on H.R. 6, the Dream and Promise Act of 2021, and H.R. 1603, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021, two partisan bills that further incentivize illegal immigration and exacerbate the crisis on the southern border.
“Speaker Pelosi’s decision to bring two amnesty bills to the floor this week when our border is an absolute disaster-zone is one of the most tone deaf things I’ve seen during my time in Congress,” said Congressman Pfluger. “These bills will provide amnesty to millions of illegal aliens without addressing the incentives that caused them to illegally enter or be brought into the U.S. by their parents in the first place. This is a humanitarian crisis and a matter of national security. We have to secure our border before we can address the issues with our broken immigration system.”
Earlier today, Congressman Pfluger spoke on the House Floor in opposition to H.R. 6. Watch the full speech here, or read a transcript of the remarks below.
“Thank you, Madam Speaker.
“I rise today in opposition to H.R. 6. Bringing an amnesty bill to the floor this week in the middle of a complete and total crisis on our southern border is not only tone deaf, but it is wrong. I traveled to the border on Monday and surveyed the facilities on the border and the environment. It's a mess. Thousands of people are coming across our borders illegally.
“If we really cared about children, we would be looking at the policies that are incentivizing the drug cartels, the traffickers, the coyotes that are bringing them across, exploiting them in every way. It's heartbreaking. Some wish our nation harm, including individuals that have been found out to be on the terror watch list who have been apprehended crossing the border, this bill will only incentivize more illegal crossings.
“What a week to put this bill to vote. We cannot begin to address the issues we are facing when our border is broken. I implore my colleagues on the other side of the aisle to work with this in a bipartisan manner to secure the border, and then move on.
