[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 61 (Wednesday, May 17, 2006)]
[House]
[Page H2646]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           IMMIGRATION REFORM

  (Mr. McHENRY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. McHENRY. Mr. Speaker, the U.S. House last year in December did 
the right thing and passed a strong immigration reform bill that 
increases border security and takes amnesty off the table.
  Now it is time for the Senate to respond to the growing problem of 
illegal immigration and do what is best for legal immigrants and 
citizens of this country.
  I am encouraged by President Bush's plan to increase our security by 
positioning National Guard troops on our southern border. This will 
provide essential, but temporary, security along our porous and 
vulnerable borders.
  However, the better alternative is to enact a comprehensive border 
security program like the House bill by constructing fences, bolstering 
our Border Patrols, and improving our surveillance capabilities.
  Additionally, a guest worker program is nothing more than amnesty 
wearing makeup. It is easier to look at, but it is still ugly 
underneath. The simple truth is that if you break the law to come to 
this country, you will not respect it once you are here.

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