Ranking Member Thompson Statement on President Biden’s Border Security Executive Action

(WASHINGTON) – Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the below statement on President Biden’s executive action to restrict asylum at the border:

“President Biden has acted in the face of Congressional Republicans cynically deciding to block bipartisan border security legislation. That being said, I am concerned about the impact of the Executive Order on vulnerable people coming to the United States for safety and protection. We must ensure continued access to asylum under U.S. law.

“To address the situation at the border for the long term, we must fix our broken immigration system and properly resource border management needs. I urge my Republican colleagues to join Democrats to pass real, lasting solutions to strengthen border security, reform our immigration system, and protect vulnerable asylum seekers.”

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