[inaudible conversations] this hearing will come to order. I want to first thank the witnesses for taking the time for your thoughtful testimony. I want to thank the audience members. We appreciate. It must have been paid m staff. I appreciate everybody coming here. This is from my standpoint during title this unprecedented migration of the u. S. Southern border the year in review. But i would like to do this start with the decade in review. I would refer everybody to my chart. This is a chart that ive been really updating for probably the last three or four years as long as youve been on the committee. I think its important to kind of layout for the history has been from my standpoint some key moments, key policy changes that i would certainly argue contributed to what i consider an ongoing crisisn even though weve made some progress. The chart reflects all the miners and people coming to the country as family units. Earlier versions only focused on Central American children and famil
Asssist Law Enforcement at the border. This is just under two hours. This hearing will come to order. I want to thank the witnesses for taking the time for your thoughtful testimony. I want to thank the audience members. It must be paid staff. I appreciate everyone coming here. I would like to start with the decade in review. I refer everybody to my chart. This is a chart i have been updating for the last 3 or 4 years. It is important to lay out what the history has been. Certainly from my standpoint. Some key policy changes. I would argue they contributed to what i consider an ongoing crisis even though we have made some process progress. That chart reflects all minors and people coming to this country as family units. Earlier versions only focused on Central American children and family members. Initially, we had 3000, 4000 unaccompanied children. We werent even keeping track of families because it wasnt a problem. 2012 was a similar moment. It was the issuance of the daca memorandum
Asssist Law Enforcement at the border. This is just under two hours. This hearing will come to order. I want to thank the witnesses for taking the time for your thoughtful testimony. I want to thank the audience members. It must be paid staff. I appreciate everyone coming here. I would like to start with the decade in review. I refer everybody to my chart. This is a chart i have been updating for the last 3 or 4 years. It is important to lay out what the history has been. Certainly from my standpoint. Some key policy changes. I would argue they contributed to what i consider an ongoing crisis even though we have made some process progress. That chart reflects all minors and people coming to this country as family units. Earlier versions only focused on Central American children and family members. Initially, we had 3000, 4000 unaccompanied children. We werent even keeping track of families because it wasnt a problem. 2012 was a similar moment. It was the issuance of the daca memorandum
Go nats. Were here today talking about good things, reclation. And im going to keep my comments bereave because i know colleagues have been very engaged in this and a couple of you want to make some opening comments as well. But we have three pieces this morning that were kring, s 1665 which is sim pli fooigs access act. Senator hien lak calls it the sore act. I like the acronym. S1723, the ski area fee retention. We all love skiing. Already. Extraordinary. Cant wait. S1967, the reclation not red tape act from senator widen. This hearing is building off one that we held in march where we focused on improsk access ichb structure and permitting to meet the demand on our federal lands. The proposals that were looking at today i think are a good start in addressing those issues. Senator hien wick and widen have put forward legislation to streamline the systems in place to process permits for our outfitters, guides and nonprofits. Senator gardners bill would help facilitate the private inve
So, we are here to talk about good things, recreation and im going to keep my, to brief because i know colleagues are very engaged in a couple of you want to make opening comments as well but we have three pieces this morning were considering, 1665 which is simple fight Outdoor Access for recreation act, senator heinrich calls at the sort act, i like the acronym there. In 1723, the ski area retention act from senator gardner, we all love skiing. I cant wait. 1967, the recreation. This hearing is building off one that we held in march where we focus in improving access and permitting to meet the increasing demands to provide highquality recreation opportunities on our land. Proposals that were looking at today are a good start in addressing those issues. Senator heinrich, white and have put forward legislation to streamline and simple by the system to process permits for our outfitter guide and nonprofit for those who operate across the spectrum and federal lien. Senator gardner will fa