Some GOP lawmakers air northern border crossing concerns, too - Roll Call

Pennsylvania might have only about 42 miles of border with Canada in the middle of Lake Erie, but Rep. Mike Kelly traveled from the swing state to North Dakota earlier this year to build up criticism of Biden administration immigration policies beyond just the southern border.

Kelly, who last year helped form the Northern Border Security Caucus, is among a handful of Republicans who highlighted during the 2024 campaign season that the concerns among GOP voters about illegal border crossings from Mexico also apply to Canada.

“All of us should be just outraged at what’s happening in this country,” Kelly said at a congressional field hearing in Grand Forks, N.D., in May that focused on northern border security. “The fact that we’re so calm and so under control is what this administration wants you to believe.”