[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 61 (Wednesday, May 17, 2006)]
[House]
[Page H2645]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            BORDER SECURITY AND IMMIGRATION LAW ENFORCEMENT

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, earlier this week President Bush laid out a 
plan to strengthen our border security, and I commend him for focusing 
on this vital issue. There is nothing more important to me than the 
safety and security of this country. Border security is the starting 
point for ensuring that all Americans remain safe.
  Don't get me wrong. I sympathize with those who wish to live the 
American dream. America is a Nation of immigrants, but we must never 
forget that we are also a Nation of laws. Immigration laws exist to 
provide the necessary steps for safe and legal entry into this country. 
And we must be able to enforce them.
  Illegal immigration is a major problem that is having a very negative 
effect on our education, health care, Social Security, taxes, 
employment, wages, crime and countless other areas of our daily lives. 
Immigration laws exist to provide the steps for safe and legal entry 
into this country, and we must enforce them.
  I support doing whatever it takes to secure our border and enforce 
our laws, including deploying members of our National Guard to our 
southern border. I also support denying government benefits to illegal 
aliens, making English our official language, and cracking down on 
those who knowingly hire illegal workers. However I do not support a 
guest worker program that has amnesty components or that leads to 
citizenship for those who break our laws.

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