NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Kansas First District Congressman Tracey Mann is headed back to Washington on Tuesday after finishing up some town halls in Kansas, and the priority as he sees it for Congress, after talking to Kansans is southern border security.
"Every $10 billion we spend is about $30 per American," Mann said. "We've spent a little over $100 billion in Ukraine, which is a little over $300 per every American. Now, we're in a spot where the administration is coming to Congress asking for more money for Ukraine. I want Ukraine to win. I wish them well. I certainly don't want Russia to win. However, there's no plan. There's no strategy. Why would we send more money to Ukraine and help them to secure their border, when we're unwilling to secure our own? This makes no sense."
The Federation for American Immigration Reform reports that in total, the gross cost of illegal immigration now totals $183 billion as of 2023.
"This is not good, whatsoever," Mann said. "I'm for legal immigration. But, this current system that is in place makes absolutely no sense."
Speaker Mike Johnson and over 60 House Republicans, including Kansas 4th District Congressman Ron Estes, visited the border on Jan. 3. House leadership wants to see the Senate take up H.R. 2 that it passed earlier this year and make it part of any aid package.
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