[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 34 (Thursday, March 16, 2006)]
[House]
[Page H1064]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           COYOTE VS. COYOTE

  (Mr. POE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. POE. Madam Speaker, the Old West shootouts continue in Texas. The 
border war has moved from the rural vastness and wide open spaces of 
the Rio Grande River to the big city.
  Gunfire in the fourth largest city in America occurred this week in 
urban Houston. A blazing gun battle ensued between rival human 
smugglers, or coyotes, as we call them, fighting over turf. The outlaws 
were fighting over the precious cargo of illegal aliens. After the 
bullets stopped, 21 people were arrested.
  The Houston Chronicle reports, the battle for human cargo occurred at 
a drop house where illegals are stored. ``They are held until relatives 
pay the ransom to set them loose in America,'' according to officials.
  It is reported the fees coyotes charge for smuggling individuals is 
anywhere from $1,500 to $70,000. Criminals make a profit off of 
illegals who unlawfully enter the United States. Agents report there is 
more money in smuggling illegals into the United States than smuggling 
drugs.
  Until America secures the open southern border with Mexico, the 
lawlessness on the border will spread and breed more lawlessness in 
urban Americans. Americans and our government must have the moral will 
to protect the sovereignty of this Nation. And that's just the way it 
is.

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