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“MY DISTRICT IS NOT SAFE” — CURTIS GIVES REMARKS DURING E&C BORDER HEARING
Washington, D.C.,
January 17, 2024
Washington, D.C. — Today, Representative John Curtis (R-UT) gave remarks during an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Hearing on the Biden Administrations border policies and their effect on Utah.
“With open borders, they're not safe. My district doesn't feel safe, and it's unacceptable on every level.” — Rep. John Curtis
Since January 2021, there have been 8 million illegal crossings nationwide and more than 6.7 million encounters at our southern border. FY 2024 is already on track to surpass the number of encounters seen in each FY 2021-2023. In Southern Utah, fentanyl overdose deaths have increased 300% over a three year period. This was a direct result of the Sinaloa cartel operating a smuggling operation through St. George, Utah.
According to the DEA, there were 541 overdose deaths in Utah in 2022, with opioids attributed to 74% of those. In 2020 fentanyl-related deaths were 122 and just 54 in 2019.
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