[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 82 (Thursday, June 22, 2006)]
[House]
[Page H4427]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    SLOGANS DO NOT REPLACE SOLUTIONS

  (Mr. EMANUEL asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. EMANUEL. Mr. Speaker, if there is one thing we have learned from 
the Republican Congress in the last 6 years, it is that slogans do not 
replace solutions.
  On immigration, House Republicans talk a lot, but there is no action 
after 6 years. They thunder about immigrant families; but when it comes 
to forcing big business to comply with our immigration laws, they have 
raised the white flag. Under the Republican leadership from 1999 to 
2003, work-site enforcement of immigration laws were cut back 95 
percent. In 1999, the Federal Government prosecuted 182 employers for 
hiring illegal aliens. In 2003, that dwindled down to just four.
  The Republican leaders have also raised the white flag on border 
security, voting against implementing the 9/11 Commission 
recommendations. With all their hot rhetoric about terrorism, you would 
think they would at least provide support for homeland security 
programs. But they have waved the white flag here, too, cutting $48 
million from Customs and Border Security Protection. They want to run a 
single-issue campaign on immigration on which they haven't done a 
single thing. The Republican Congress has a 6-year record of failure. 
Hot rhetoric has not masked failed results.
  Mr. Speaker, one thing is clear: when it comes to addressing real 
immigration challenges facing our Nation, the Republican Congress is 
all hat and no cattle. It is time for a new direction. It is time for 
results.

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