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House Rejects Financial Compensation for Illegal Border Crossers

The U.S. House of Representatives formally rejects any proposals to pay money to individuals who crossed the border illegally. This decision comes in response to record-high border encounters in 2021 and signals that the House does not support using public funds for such compensation.
Key points
The U.S. House of Representatives opposes financially compensating individuals who cross the border illegally.
This stance is taken in the context of high border crossing numbers in 2021.
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Rejecting any proposal or legislation to financially compensate individuals crossing our borders illegally.
Print number: HRES 765
Sponsor: Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6]
Process start date: 2021-11-02