Last week, the U.S. House passed a $4.6 billion emergency spending bill to address the humanitarian crisis on the southern border. The bill, already passed by the Senate, now heads to the president, who's likely to sign it.
As the member of Congress who represents more of the U.S.-Mexico border than anyone else, I can tell you with certainty that what is happening on our border is unprecedented and getting worse every day. The tragic image of a father and his daughter drowned on the banks of the Rio Grande may have shocked the nation, but such scenes of desperation are not new to those of us who live in border communities.