Congresswoman Elise Stefanik released a statement skewering Vice President Kamala Harris and Kathy Hochul following a WPTZ report (read online at https://tinyurl.com/yjnv4xy7 ) that 2024 will be a record-setting year for the number of illegal crossings along Upstate New York's Northern Border.

The issue has garnered national media attention (https://tinyurl.com/224sse2n ) bringing light to the illegal crossings on North Country farmland, and the now viral Youtube video ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXdu8gkNLTk ) where the Clinton County Sheriff's office explained in detail the extent of this crisis.  

“I have been sounding the alarm for years about the record-setting numbers of illegals invading our Northern Border, flooding into New York as a result of the failed open border policies of open border czar Kamala Harris and incentivized by the disastrous sanctuary city policies of Kathy Hochul, Eric Adams, Chuck Schumer, and Far Left NY Democrats,” said Stefanik. 

“As the Representative of NY21, I have seen firsthand the destruction caused to our communities by this crisis Democrats created. While Far Left Democrats put the interests of illegal immigrants over Americans, House Republicans are fighting to return to the border policies of President Trump, who created the most secure border in history,” Stefanik said.

On Sept. 26 Stefanik also received an endorsement from the National Border Patrol Council which represents 18,000 Border Patrol Agents under the Department of Homeland Security.

National Border Patrol Council (NBPC) President Paul Perez offered praise for Stefanik.

“House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik is precisely the leader our country needs. She has brought national attention to the crisis at the Northern Border. She has also led the charge to end the crisis created by the Biden-Harris Administration. She opposes radical policies that have exposed our communities to increased violent crime, fentanyl overdoses, and human trafficking.