Amid Trump and Biden border visits, Rep. Kelly speaks on House floor about the Biden Border Crisis

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, as President Biden and former President Trump each visit areas of the U.S-Mexico border, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives about the ongoing impact of the Biden administration's failure to address the surge of illegal migration into the United States.

Kelly, who co-chairs the Northern Border Security Caucus, also highlighted the alarming number of terror watchlist suspects who are entering the United States through the U.S.-Canadian border.

You can WATCH and DOWNLOAD Rep. Kelly's full floor speech HERE.

"The border is a tale of two presidents. President Trump has fought for border security for years. He wants to be there today. President Biden has ignored the border crisis for three years. Now, he's forced to visit," Rep. Kelly said. "President Biden's open border policies have turned every state into a border state. There are actions he can take today to close off the surge of illegal migration, but he fails to do it."

BORDER FAST FACTS

• There have been 8.7 million illegal crossings nationwide under the Biden administration. This includes 7.2 million illegal crossings at the Southwest border.
• There have been 1.8 million known "gotaways" -- migrants who illegally cross and evade U.S. Border Patrol.
• In Fiscal Year (FY) 2023, 85% of terror watchlist suspects enter through the Northern border.
• To date in FY2024, 93% of terror watchlist suspects apprehended at ports of entry have been caught at the Northern border.
• There was a 241% increase in illegal Northern Border crossings last year
• Northern border encounters by year, according to CBP:
• FY24 (to date): 60,602
  FY23: 189,402
  FY22: 109,535
  FY21: 27,180