Rep. Chip Roy Wallops GOP Lawmakers Over Migrant Crisis
By Jeff Charles | Dec 18, 2021 1:30 PM ET
Much criticism has been leveled at President Joe Biden and his merry band of Democrats for failing to address the migrant crisis that the president started. High-profile individuals on both sides of the aisle have lambasted the White House for its inept handling of the problem.
Unfortunately, it appears Republicans in Congress don’t seem too interested in finding ways to deal with the situation at the southern border, and Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) isn’t too happy about it. The Washington Examiner reports that he is “circulating a letter among his Republican colleagues trying to garner support for forcing a House vote to reinstate certain Trump-era immigration policies.”
From the Examiner:
In a letter to his fellow Republicans, the Texas lawmaker said the conference “should stand together to thwart the Biden administration’s attack on our southern border” by forcing votes on a bill that would require enforcement of Title 42, an emergency public health order allowing officials to turn away migrants at the borders during the COVID-19 pandemic. Roy is also pushing for support on a bill that would reinstate the Trump-era Migrant Protection Protocols, which requires some migrants to stay in Mexico while awaiting the resolution of their asylum cases in the United States.
...
READ MORE: https://redstate.com/jeffc/2021/12/18/rep-chip-roy-wallops-gop-lawmakers-over-migrant-crisis-n493523
____________
Roy is doing the right thing here –- yes, it will likely not result in a vote forcing the Biden administration to restore Trump’s immigration policies, but it will expose those who are not invested in the interests of their constituents. This would be some handy information for voters to have come primary season, right?
____________