House Speaker Johnson criticizes border crisis, touts SAVE Act

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson took his criticisms of the Biden administration’s border policies straight to our door step in San Diego, holding a press conference at the border wall joined by Congressman Darrell Issa and border officials.

"We have an absolute catastrophe on the border," Johnson said. 

Johnson toured the San Ysidro Port of Entry and Imperial Beach locations Thursday before calling attention to the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility or "SAVE" Act. 

"If someone goes to the local office to sign up for public benefits, they are also handed a short form that says do you want to register to vote? All you have to do to participate in the elections is check a little box and say I'm a U.S. citizen, yes register me to vote. There’s no proof required and we think that’s outrageous," he said.

As the country faces unprecedented levels of immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border, the proposed legislation would require states to obtain proof of citizenship in person when someone registers to vote and remove all non-citizens from voter rolls.

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