[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 24 (Wednesday, March 1, 2006)]
[House]
[Page H457]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             THE IMPACT OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION ON RANCHERS

  (Mr. KELLER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. KELLER. Madam Speaker, today I rise to discuss the impact that 
illegal immigration has on the ranchers along the Mexican border. I 
recently spent a week along the Mexican-California border to see 
firsthand how bad the problem was and what Congress could do to fix it.
  I sat down in the living rooms of four different families who own 
ranches along the border. One couple, Ed and Donna Tisdale, documented 
on home video 13,000 illegal aliens crossing their property in one year 
alone.
  The Tisdales had their barbed wire fences cut by illegals running off 
the family's cattle. When their dogs barked to scare off intruders, the 
dogs were poisoned.
  Another rancher told me about numerous break-ins at his home while 
his family slept, as illegal aliens tried to find food and clothing. 
One morning his daughters had gone out to feed their pet bunny rabbits, 
only to find them skinned and taken for food by illegal aliens trying 
to escape to a nearby highway.
  Madam Speaker, the House has recently passed a tough border security 
bill. I urge the Senate to act now to address this problem.

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