By Kerry Picket and Stephen Dinan
EAGLE PASS, Texas — House Speaker Mike Johnson led dozens of Republicans to the border in Texas on Wednesday, saying they got a firsthand look at the devastation of unprecedented illegal immigration and calling the situation “an unmitigated disaster.”
Taking stock of the record-breaking numbers, the lawmakers said they won’t accept any major spending deals on Capitol Hill that don’t put border security first.
As they announced the start of impeachment proceedings against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, one committee chairman labeled him “the greatest domestic threat to the national security and the safety of the American people.”
“One thing is absolutely clear: America is at a breaking point with record levels of illegal immigration,” said Mr. Johnson, Louisiana Republican, who laid the blame squarely at the feet of President Biden. He called the situation “heartbreaking and infuriating.”
The Republicans visited Eagle Pass, a border town that has been the epicenter of the chaos.
Indeed, even as Mr. Johnson and colleagues held a press conference, a migrant family could be seen crossing the Rio Grande behind them. Border Patrol agents responded and ushered the migrants into the U.S…
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