Posted on 03/11/2025 12:59:01 AM PDT by Libloather
The House of Representatives passed a bill aimed at cracking down on Mexican cartels' use of tunnels underneath the southwestern border to smuggle illegal immigrants and illicit items the U.S.
The bill passed with overwhelming bipartisan support in a 402 to 1 vote – with the lone dissenter being Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich. Fox News Digital reached out to her office for comment but did not immediately hear back.
The bill is led by Rep. Eli Crane, R-Ariz., but enjoys bipartisan support thanks to its lone Democratic co-sponsor, Rep. Lou Correa, D-Calif.
It's also backed by six other House Republicans, including Rep. Michael Guest, R-Miss., chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee's subcommittee on border security.
The legislation, titled the Subterranean Border Defense Act, would direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to submit an annual report to Congress about cartels' use of tunnels and how U.S. law enforcement was looking to combat it.
"Since 1990, officials have discovered more than 140 tunnels that have breached the U.S. border with an 80% increase in tunnel activity occurring since 2008," Crane said during debate on the bill. "With border crossings thankfully going down since January, I think it's safe to assume this will drive threats to our border underground through these tunnels."
Debate on the bill was brief on Monday afternoon, lasting less than 10 minutes. Just Correa and Crane spoke, with no lawmakers rising to oppose the bill.
"I believe this bill is an important step in the right direction," Correa said.
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I’d like to hear her lie for not voting for it.
Place her in one and put her to work
Never will happen. Something she would fear is either being primaried or a good republican candidate as her opponent.
That’s where we the voter have more control
Deport her NOW
What do you expect for a pro-Hamas, pro-Iranian terrorist spymaster?
Place her in one and cave it in.
Another worthless bill in my mind. Securing the border means exactly that whether it’s air,sea or land in which a tunnel is land and CBP already reports to Congress but now they must include tunnels....which they already do because they mention 140 tunnels since 1990.
More worthless laws from worthless people and no this isn’t agreeing with the bxtch Tlaib who’s a complete idiot.
(opposing cracking down on Mexican cartels’ border tunnel system)
Of course. She probably LOVES the
Hamas terrorist tunnel system, so...
(What do you expect for a pro-Hamas, pro-Iranian terrorist spymaster?)
YEP 🔝🔝🔝
Suddenly, I’m hungry for pancakes 🥞🥞🥞🥞🥞🥞🥞
Investigate her source of wealth, now.
I talk to fiends living near the border.
The border is indeed secure. No illegals in sight.
Border guards switched from processing the illegals in “catch and release” operations to actually guarding the border!
There are more road checks, and many more people (border guards and military) watching.
So many, that they seem to be bored!
Some border guards are so bored, they are requesting transfer to ICE.
Something was really accomplished here!
My thought as well. What’s her Cut of the Coyote Fee and Drug Deal ?
Of course this POS politician supports Cartel tunnels, it reminds her of that special warm place in her heart for HAMAS savages and their tunnel system throughout Gaza. She supports violence, terror and Jihad. String her up.
She is anti-American FILTH! ...imho
You’d think a person with the name Rashida Tlaib would be concerned with safety and well being of Americans but I guess not.
“Im just a woman alone, by myself, my vote might look purposeful, but I would never do that”. R talib. /s
The law doesn't allow that for now. The laws need to be changed where someone who overtly shows anti-US sentiments as a legislator can be removed from the country. NOW.
Yes.
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