While the border crisis has persisted, many Florida politicians have stepped up to the task of reinforcing the southern border. US Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) has now introduced legislation to help border states build a wall on the southern border.
Along with Republican US Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), Senator Rick Scott last week introduced the BUILD IT Act. This legislation would require the federal government to transfer any material associated with the construction of the southern border barrier to any state, upon request, for the materials’ original purpose.
As one of his first courses of action as President, US President Joe Biden (D) terminated the construction of the border wall that former President Donald Trump (R) began.
According to Senator Scott, the government began paying contractors over $3 million a day to look over unused border material, according to a report by the Minority Staff of the Government Operations and Border Management (GOBM) Subcommittee, a part of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs. It is estimated that roughly one quarter of a billion dollars in taxpayer-funded materials are sitting on our southern border.
"President Biden and the Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas haven’t just refused to enforce the law and protect our southern border – they’ve laid out a welcome mat for human traffickers, terrorists and savage cartels bringing drugs and crime to our communities," said Scott. "Border patrol agents have made more than 2 million apprehensions since Biden was elected, thanks to Biden’s policies of amnesty and open borders. I’ve been to the southern border four times and one thing is clear – we need a border wall NOW. Biden’s reckless decision to terminate construction of the border wall cost taxpayers at least $1.8 BILLION in the first five months following his order, and that number is rising by MILLIONS every day."
Aside from Texas, Florida has paved the way on border protection, with Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and US Congresswoman Kat Cammack (R-FL) both making trips to the border and putting pressure on the Biden Administration to grow tougher on illegal immigration.
The Border Crisis filled up headlines in the early stages of Biden's presidency in 2021. However, since rumors of Title 42 being repealed surfaced from predominant Democrats, the issue has taken center stage once again.
