[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 28 (Thursday, March 6, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H771]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION

  (Mr. TRAFICANT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, reports say that record numbers of 
illegal immigrants keep running across the border, many with backpacks 
full of heroin and cocaine. To boot, the Immigration and Naturalization 
Service just granted citizenship to 71,000 criminals, 71,000 criminals.
  Now, if that is not enough to tax your prison, check this out. For 
quote unquote ``excellent work,'' the Vice President just gave the 
Immigration and Naturalization Service the national performance hammer 
award. For what? For a Border Patrol program known as Ollie, Ollie In 
Free.
  Beam me up, Mr. Speaker. The Immigration and Naturalization Service 
does not warrant or deserve awards. They should be getting subpoenas 
from the Justice Department.
  I yield back the balance of all this prison space that will be taken 
up.

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