[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 98 (Tuesday, July 19, 2005)]
[House]
[Page H5969]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION
(Mr. PRICE of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. PRICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, on June 30, the Department of
Homeland Security and the FBI's Safe Street Gang Task Force arrested 10
members of the SUR-13 gang on illegal immigration charges in my
district. The largest gang bust in Alpharetta, Georgia, history serves
to spotlight the ever present need to secure our borders.
These illegal gang members are not only taking American jobs and tax
money, they are also taking American lives. These gang members
distribute dangerous drugs, they commit murders, assaults, drive-by
shootings and auto thefts. We must get serious about immigration
reform.
Mr. Speaker, 400,000 illegal aliens who have been ordered deported
are still in this country because their deportation orders have not
been enforced. In many cases, after being ordered deported by a judge,
the illegal alien simply walks out of the courtroom without so much as
someone ensuring that they leave the country.
Mr. Speaker, our immigration policies are broken. One of the SUR-13
gang members put it all in perspective. When ordered deported, he said,
``I'll be back. It's so easy. People here are stupid.''
Our borders need to be secured and the time to act is now.
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