Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) has returned to Washington, D.C. after leading a delegation of several other Senators on a trip to the Texas-Mexico border last week.
Sen. Cornyn says their goal was to see the problems faced by law enforcement because of the large number of people crossing the border illegally.
The group that visited McAllen included Senate Minority Whip John Thune (R-SD) and Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Katie Britt (R-AL), and Pete Ricketts (R-NE).
"This followed a bipartisan visit that we made to El Paso and Yuma just a few weeks ago," Cornyn said. "Each of those Senators saw a beautiful and vibrant region overwhelmed by the burden it has been handed by the federal government. Since President Biden took office, border communities and our entire state has been forced to carry the massive weight of a humanitarian and security crisis."
The group met with law enforcement officials during the trip.
"Law enforcement told us in no uncertain terms that they need additional resources, and providing those resources should be a top priority," Cornyn said. "But Congress also needs to address the glaring problems with our asylum system that are being exploited massively."
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