WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) and his fellow House Republicans held a press conference Thursday to address the ongoing crisis at the southern border. Congressman Gonzales spoke alongside Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, Republican Whip Steve Scalise (LA-01), Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney (WY-AL) and several other House members to highlight the Biden administration’s inept response to the border crisis.

                                                                     Watch Congressman Gonzales’ remarks here.

Transcript:

“America is beautiful and what makes us beautiful is that we are a nation of immigrants. But we are also a nation of laws. Border security and legal immigration go hand and hand. My district is over 800 miles of Texas and Mexico border. I am on the border every single week and what I am seeing is that this Administration’s open border rhetoric has caused a crisis. I urge this Administration to listen to those that are on the border - Democrats and Republicans alike. Listen to the crisis that has occurred. We are traveling to the border again early next week. I urge the Biden Administration to take hold and focus on legal immigration, not illegal immigration.”