[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 119 (Thursday, September 21, 2006)]
[House]
[Page H6849]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            LONE STAR VOICE: JASON PITTS, SABINE PASS, TEXAS

  (Mr. POE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. POE. Madam Speaker, last year the tiny coastal community of 
Sabine Pass, Texas, was literally drowned by Hurricane Rita. A year 
later it is still in shambles. Now the people who live in Sabine Pass 
say that they survived Rita, but they may not survive the illegals 
hired to repair the area.
  Jason Pitts writes about these fears. In the morning hundreds of 
vehicles loaded with illegals make their way into my town of Sabine 
Pass. The traffic problems caused by the illegals are terrible. These 
drivers have no regard for traffic laws. They pass on the top of 
bridges, and they speed like they are in a NASCAR race.
  To add to the insult, free washers and dryers were brought in for 
Sabine Pass citizens who lost everything. Soon, illegals were dropping 
off their clothes and their wives so they could get clothes cleaned for 
free.
  My family and neighbors lost everything they own. There is no way to 
purchase food or fuel in my hometown. Immigration officials will not 
send anyone to Sabine Pass to perform immigration checks, because they 
have been mandated not to do so. This is not acceptable.
  Madam Speaker, Jason Pitts is right. Seal our borders, crack down on 
employers hiring illegals, or risk losing the quality of life of our 
own citizens.
  And that's just the way it is.

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