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title: "Recognizing the border crisis as a threat to national security and supporting Governor Greg Abbott's initiative in completing the border wall."
identifier: "117-HRES-502"
congress: 117
bill_number: 502
bill_type: "HRES"
version_code: "ih"
version_type: "Introduced in House"
bill_url: "https://chamberzero.com/congresses/117/bills/hres/502"
source: "https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/502"
site: "Chamber Zero"
site_url: "https://chamberzero.com"
rendered_at: "2026-06-04T00:58:17.920Z"
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Whereas, in March 2021, the number of unaccompanied children illegally crossing the United States-Mexico border increased from 18,096 to 47,642, resulting in a 163-percent increase over March 2020;Whereas, in March 2021, the number of families that illegally crossed the border increased from 40,548 to 92,308, resulting in a 128-percent increase over March 2020;Whereas, in March 2021, the number of single adults that illegally crossed the border increased from 132,806 to 410,460, resulting in a 209-percent increase over March 2020;Whereas, in January 2021, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) took 78,442 migrants into custody, followed by an apprehension of 101,117 in February, 173,337 in March, and 178,854 in April;Whereas illegal crossings so far in fiscal year 2021 are on track to be the highest recorded in 20 years;Whereas 90 percent of the narcotics that enter the United States come across the southern border;Whereas, so far in fiscal year 2021, CBP has seized 176,517 pounds of marijuana, 119,450 pounds of methamphetamine, 19,312 pounds of cocaine, and 7,039 pounds of fentanyl at the southern border;Whereas CBP has seized more fentanyl so far in fiscal year 2021 than in all of fiscal year 2020;Whereas the House of Representatives, under Democratic leadership, has failed to adequately respond to the crisis at the southern border;Whereas the Federal Government’s inaction has directly impacted Texas, leading Governor Greg Abbott to pursue Texas’ own border wall to ensure the safety of the State; andWhereas, while Texas and other southern border States are merely the front line, illegal immigration is a problem that affects every State, regardless of proximity to the border, and requires the attention and action of all Governors: Now, therefore, be itThat the House of Representatives—
  - (1) recognizes the increasingly flagrant disregard for border security;
  - (2) realizes the status quo is unsustainable, irresponsible, and dangerous;
  - (3) commits to addressing the border security crisis faced by the United States;
  - (4) supports Governor Greg Abbott’s initiative to complete the border wall in Texas; and
  - (5) calls upon other border State Governors to follow suit in their States.