[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 162 (Friday, December 16, 2005)]
[House]
[Page H11884]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           IMMIGRATION REFORM

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, during the decade I served as a member of the 
North Carolina Senate and during my first term in the United States 
Congress, I have found that few things are as important or represent as 
many problems as illegal immigration.
  The terrorist attacks on our homeland highlighted the potential 
disastrous effects of the porous borders and the need to bolster border 
security. Illegal immigration also has many other far-reaching and 
dangerous effects. That is why I am pleased to cosponsor H.R. 4437, the 
Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act 
of 2005. This important piece of legislation will strengthen our 
borders, crack down on those who hire illegal aliens, increase the 
punishment for those who smuggle people into our country illegally and 
allow for the swift deportation of illegal aliens.
  I sympathize with those who wish to live in America. We are indeed a 
nation of immigrants, but also a nation of laws. Immigration laws exist 
to provide the steps for safe and legal entry into our country. 
Controlling illegal immigration begins with the enforcement of current 
laws and the elimination of incentives to immigrate illegally.
  Please join me in supporting H.R. 4437.

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