Southern Border

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Mr. GROTHMAN. Madam Speaker, it is kind of an appropriate buildup to what I have to say. Earlier this morning I attended a meeting with people who should know what is going on at the southern border. They brought up something that I don't think has been in the public yet.

They brought up the age at which Border Patrol agents are retiring is dropping. It is dropping to such a degree, I almost don't believe it, but we are told that the average age of retirement has dropped from 57 to 50.

So not only are we having a hard time filling new slots, but people are leaving the old slots quicker than ever.

Why is that?

They get no support from the White House.

People have said: Does anybody have a suggestion what to do with the border?

I remind America that at the time Joe Biden took office, about 20,000 people a month were coming here, and now, in December, we were over 350,000, so about an increase times 18.

It is not something we have to sit down and talk about and figure out what do we have to do. Although I would be happy to talk about it. The solution was there under the prior administration.

We could cut the number of people coming across by 17- or 18-1. Instead we are going the opposite direction by poorly treating the Border Patrol, and not only having more people coming here, but further allowing over 100,000 Americans to die of illegal drugs.

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