[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 46 (Tuesday, April 25, 2006)]
[House]
[Page H1705]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       ROADMAP TO BORDER SECURITY

  (Mr. KELLER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. KELLER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to give the Senate a roadmap to 
draft a border security bill that can pass the House of 
Representatives. The current Senate bill has three flaws that must be 
corrected.
  First, the Senate bill waters down the employer sanctions by making 
then 10 times weaker than the House bill, from $5,000 fine down to 
$500.
  Second, the Senate bill doesn't spend a single penny for a single 
border security fence in any urban area along the border.
  Third, the Senate bill rewards illegal behavior with permanent 
citizenship. For example, if a person illegally snuck across the 
border, committed a felony by using a fake Social Security card, evaded 
law enforcement for 5 years, waved a Mexican flag and demanded amnesty, 
they would be rewarded with the chance for permanent citizenship.
  The Senate should either fix the flaws in their bill or send over a 
giant pitcher of margaritas with it, because most sober Congressmen 
won't be able to vote for it.

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