[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 42 (Wednesday, April 5, 2006)]
[House]
[Page H1458]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION

  (Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, as complex as illegal 
immigration may be, I think the House got the logic right dealing with 
the issue. Illegal immigration needs to be split into two separate, but 
equally important, issues, first being security enforcement.
  Once the first portion is set and in place, the time will be right 
for Congress to come back and address the second part, which deals with 
illegal workers. While they contribute in positive ways to our society, 
unfortunately, because they are here illegally, they place burdens on 
our job market, our educational system and our health care costs, 
burdens that are shouldered by hardworking American taxpayers.
  My advice to the other Chamber is listen to the American people. They 
are tired of their elected officials turning the other cheek and 
playing politics with the ideals on which this country was founded and 
the security of our Nation. They want us to plug the holes and stop the 
flow of illegal immigrants before we do anything else.
  It is time we listened. It is time we stop illegal immigration.

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