[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]




                       IMMIGRATION REFORM A MUST

  (Mr. PRICE of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. PRICE of Georgia. Madam Speaker, we have all seen the recent 
protests around the country by thousands of people demonstrating in the 
streets. However, the fundamental issue that we are dealing with is 
illegal immigration, and we must not forget that.
  No one has a problem with those who have come to this country 
legally, respected our laws and become U.S. citizens. That is part of 
the American Dream. What we are talking about are the millions who 
cross our borders illegally and now demand to be treated as citizens.
  American goodwill, in education, in health care and in government 
services, is being abused by those who do not go through the legal 
process of citizenship, and that does not add up, Madam Speaker. That 
is not the American way.
  There are serious problems with our current immigration policies. 
Benign neglect over the last 20 to 30 years has led us to this state of 
crisis, and we must fix it. Our constituents appropriately demand that 
we fix it, and Congress has that opportunity, and we must not let it 
pass us by.

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