[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 78 (Tuesday, June 14, 2005)]
[House]
[Page H4409]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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              MEANINGFUL, COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM

  (Mr. FLAKE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. FLAKE. Mr. Speaker I rise today to encourage this body the take 
up meaningful, comprehensive immigration reform. As conservatives, we 
believe in the rule of law. We believe that we ought to enforce the 
law, but before we can enforce the law, we need a law that we can 
enforce. That is what meaningful, comprehensive reform is all about.
  We cannot simply focus on the border alone. We have to deal with the 
10- to 15 million illegals who are here at present and have a program 
for them to go into. We have to have a law we can enforce, and as we 
do, it will make the border situation better.
  When we create a legal framework for individuals to come and work and 
return home, we will have a much better chance of actually securing the 
border, which we desperately need.

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