[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 94 (Tuesday, July 18, 2006)]
[House]
[Page H5285]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                           IMMIGRATION REFORM

  (Mrs. MILLER of Michigan asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. MILLER of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, House Republicans have 
demonstrated their commitment to immigration reform by passing a very 
strong border security bill that focus on strengthening our border and 
enforcing our law. I think that the House Republican bill does reflect 
the majority of Americans.
  Unfortunately, Democrats have decided to go a different way. The 
Reid-Kennedy immigration bill would, one, allow as many as 60 million 
more immigrants over the next 20 years; two, Mexico would have to be 
consulted regarding construction of a barrier on our border; and, 
three, guaranteed Social Security benefits would be provided for 
illegal immigrants for the time they were in the country illegally.
  So if an American citizen broke our Social Security laws, he or she 
would face jail time. But if an illegal immigrant broke the laws to get 
here and then broke our Social Security laws, we are going to reward 
them.
  Mr. Speaker, House Republicans are doing the right thing by taking 
this issue to the Nation. We are holding hearings around the country to 
gain input from our citizens. Already a common theme we are hearing is 
that people would rather have no bill than a bad bill.
  So in the interim, as Congress remains in a stalemate with the 
Democratic Senate bill, how about this as a concept: Enforce the 
current immigration laws.

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