Suozzi’s “Order at the Border” Message Goes to the White House

Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Tom Suozzi (D - Long Island, Queens) attended the White House Ceremony announcing new executive action to fix the asylum system and speed up deportations.

Suozzi arrived in Congress, buoyed by a campaign message of “order at the border.” Politico called Suozzi “the Democratic avatar of reclaiming the immigration issue from the GOP.”

In May, Suozzi sent a letter to President Biden with Republican colleague Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA). The letter read in part “We urge you to consider issuing an executive order to help bring order to the border by 1) restricting the abuse of the asylum process by cartels guiding migrants between ports of entry, and 2) raising the credible fear standard to a higher threshold. Pursuant to The Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. § 1182), the President may restrict the entry of any “aliens or of any class of aliens” that would be “detrimental to the interests of the United States.””

Today, President Biden invited Suozzi to join him at the White House where he announced his “executive actions to bar migrants who cross our Southern border unlawfully from receiving asylum. These actions will be in effect when high levels of encounters at the Southern Border exceed our ability to deliver timely consequences, as is the case today. They will make it easier for immigration officers to remove those without a lawful basis to remain and reduce the burden on our Border Patrol agents.”

"I support this critical step to fix the asylum system and speed up deportations.  Now it’s time for the Republicans in congress to step up and pass right now laws to secure the border," said Suozzi.    

President Biden has taken action – now the GOP needs to stop acting out.  No more excuses.  To those Republicans who now say it’s 'too little too late,' the voters won’t be fooled. The Republicans in Congress have failed to act on the bipartisan Senate bill proposed earlier this year – their failure to act now is a cynical act of harming the country for their own political gain.     

Stop the rhetoric and call a vote.  Let’s secure the border and modernize legal immigration," concluded Suozzi.  

Following the announcement, Suozzi discussed the news at the White House sticks.

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