On Fox, Cornyn Announces Resolution to Block Proposed Biden Immigration Rule
News ‘We’re going to introduce a Congressional Review Act, which is a way Congress can overrule that administrative rule because I believe it will do nothing but make things worse.’ ‘We need to have orderly, humane, and legal immigration and stop the drugs coming across the border. What we are doing now does not work.’ […]
VIDEO: Cornyn Presses Biden Intel Chiefs on Fentanyl Trafficking
News Last year alone, we lost 108,000 Americans to drugs that are coming across the southwestern border. This is like losing a large passenger jet every day for more than a year. We are losing, and what I want to know is what do we need to win? WASHINGTON – Today in the Senate Select […]
On Fox, Cornyn Discusses Americans Kidnapped, Murdered by Mexican Drug Cartel Members
News This is the latest, sad chapter in a continuing saga of violence and lawlessness. We need to hear the President say that he is going to protect American sovereignty. I would take nothing off the table when it comes to protecting American lives. WASHINGTON – Today on Fox News’ The Story with Martha MacCallum, […]
Cornyn Recaps Border Visit, Calls on Biden to Enforce the Law
News On Friday, we spoke with local, state, and federal law enforcement about the far-reaching security impact of this broken border. The current state of affairs is unsustainable, but President Biden continues to promote the false narrative that only Congress can fix this border crisis. We don’t need to completely rewrite our immigration laws in […]
VIDEO: Cornyn Previews Texas Border Trip with GOP Colleagues
News It’s important that as many Senators as possible see and understand the dynamics of what’s happening. If we’re going to have a shot at fixing this mess, which can only happen on a bipartisan basis, then everyone needs to know what we’re up against. I’m especially thankful that they take the time to share […]
VIDEO: Cornyn Grills AG Garland on Drug Trafficking at Southern Border
News I have been just astonished at the lack of sense of urgency to deal with this issue. It’s a business model of the cartels, and they are getting rich. At 108,000, roughly, Americans who died as a result of drug overdoses last year… do you consider your current policies successful? WASHINGTON – Today in […]
Cornyn to Biden: Where Is Your So-Called ‘Plan’ for Border Security?
News In his State of the Union address last week, President Biden urged members of Congress, ‘If you won’t pass my comprehensive immigration reform bill, at least pass my plan to provide the equipment and officers to secure the border.’ Well, I was wondering what plan the President was referring to. None of us have […]
Cornyn: Biden Admin Cooking the Books With New Border Policy
News People all over the world are taking advantage of the Biden administration’s weak policies. This new policy lets the administration roll out the welcome mat for tens of thousands of migrants, while making it seem like the numbers have actually gone down, which they have not. The President hasn’t solved the problem. He’s just […]
Cornyn to Dems: Addressing Border Crisis Must Come First
News At this moment, the border crisis is consuming all the oxygen in the room, but this must be addressed before we’ll be able to come to an agreement on any other immigration reform. It’s clear that Congress needs to invest in more resources, but more than that, in correct policies, so that immigration across […]
Cornyn Statement on Biden’s Upcoming Border Visit
News If he wants to make this a meaningful trip that seeks tough solutions to the unmitigated disaster his policies have created, I’d be happy to point him in the right direction. WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement in response to President Biden’s remarks on immigration and his upcoming visit to […]
Cornyn Calls for Action on Border Crisis in 118th Congress
News While I’m proud of everything that we’ve been able to accomplish on a bipartisan basis last Congress, we regrettably failed to address some of the biggest problems facing our country, starting with the border. The Biden administration is simply waving the white flag when it comes to any consequences associated with illegal immigration into […]
Cornyn Praises Supreme Court Ruling Keeping Title 42 in Place
News WASHINGTON –U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court granted a stay of U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan’s order terminating the Title 42 order issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, pending oral arguments on whether 19 Republican State attorneys general may intervene to challenge Judge Sullivan’s […]
Cornyn, Sinema Bill to Combat Illicit Cross-Border Tunnels Signed into Law
News WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) released the following statements after the DHS Illicit Cross-Border Tunnel Defense Act, which instructs U.S. Customs and Border Protection to develop and execute a plan to combat the use of tunnels by cartels and other transnational criminal organizations, was signed into law: “Tunnels are […]
Cornyn, Pfluger Bill to Seal Cross-Border Tunnels Signed Into Law
News WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and U.S. Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released the following statements after their DHS Illicit Cross-Border Tunnel Defense Act, which instructs U.S. Customs and Border Protection to develop and execute a plan to combat the use of tunnels by cartels and other transnational criminal organizations, was signed into law: “Tunnels are […]
On Fox, Cornyn Discusses Delay of Title 42 Expiration, FBI Twitter Involvement
News It’s never been this bad, and it’s entirely predictable. What happens when this public health Title 42 eventually goes away? Because it has proven to be one of the most effective tools that the Border Patrol has to return people to their home country who aren’t claiming asylum. This ongoing relationship with social media […]