FIXING THE IMMIGRATION CRISIS

On 2026-01-08, Representative Glenn Grothman (R-WI-6) delivered a floor speech titled "FIXING THE IMMIGRATION CRISIS" in the House. The speech addressed immigration and also covered crime and justice.

FIXING THE IMMIGRATION CRISIS

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 5 (Thursday, January 8, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 5 (Thursday, January 8, 2026)] [House] [Page H230] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] FIXING THE IMMIGRATION CRISIS (Mr. GROTHMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.) Mr. GROTHMAN. Mr. Speaker, I attended a hearing today in the Judiciary Committee. There was some confusion in the committee about what we should be doing to enforce our immigration laws and who is at fault for the mess we have in Minneapolis. There are some people who are apparently under the impression we should only enforce our immigration laws if the people who came here illegally commit another crime. If we think about it for 2 seconds, that is completely ridiculous. Right now, every year in this country, about 850,000 new citizens are naturalized citizens. When I was a child, that was under 200,000. That is without taking into account people who become citizens because of birthright citizenship, which is not even intended under our Constitution. We must not fall for the idea that all a person has to do is sneak across the border and hang around here and not commit a felony and, therefore, they come in here. I feel so sorry for our great President Trump. He was left with such a mess when Joe Biden let in 10 million people, and he is now honor bound to remove them from this country. That is why we have a mess in Minneapolis. ____________________