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Rick Scott Calls for Investigation Into Migrant Vetting Amid Surge at Southern Border
Newsweek ^ | 22 November 2021 | ALEX J. ROUHANDEH

Posted on 11/22/2021 10:25:36 PM PST by blueplum

Republican Senator Rick Scott of Florida sponsored a bill on Thursday that would require the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to investigate the "vetting and processing" of migrants apprehended by Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) officials at the southwest border.

The bill is co-sponsored by Republican Senators Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, Rob Portman of Ohio, Tommy Tuberville of Alabama, James Lankford of Oklahoma, Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee and Mike Lee of Utah....

..."My bill, the Upholding the Law at Our Border Act, requires an immediate investigation to ensure the proper vetting and processing of anyone that comes into our country," Scott said in a statement. "There have been nearly 1.7 million apprehensions at our southern border JUST THIS YEAR, with virtually zero immigrant vetting process being enforced."...

(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: borderpatrol; borderwall; florida; illegalimmigration; invasions; migrants; nationalsecurity; rickscott; ricksnott; vettingmigrants

1 posted on 11/22/2021 10:25:36 PM PST by blueplum
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2 posted on 11/22/2021 10:28:32 PM PST by Trillian
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To: blueplum

You are a million too late!


3 posted on 11/23/2021 12:04:45 AM PST by frnewsjunkie
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Now that Abbot is polling behind the Hollywood actor, he’s finally going to do something about the border?


4 posted on 11/23/2021 1:34:03 AM PST by FrdmLvr
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