[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 121 (Monday, September 25, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1822]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    COMMUNITY PROTECTION ACT OF 2006

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                               speech of

                         HON. BRIAN P. BILBRAY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 21, 2006

  Mr. BILBRAY. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 6094, the 
Community Protection Act of 2006. Right now, the government is 
releasing numerous rapists, child molesters, murders and other 
dangerous illegal aliens onto our streets. The Department of Homeland 
Security's Inspector General said that in the first six months of 2005, 
more than 696 high-risk aliens were released.
  This act will ensure that these dangerous illegal immigrants will not 
be released back into society. If we are to address the public safety 
concerns created by our Nation's lax illegal immigration policies, then 
we must adopt new procedures to will expedite the removal of dangerous 
criminals.
  Of the 55,322 illegal alien criminals found in 2005, about 24 percent 
were arrested on drug offenses, 15 percent for property-related 
offenses and about 12 percent were arrested for more serious crimes 
such as murder, robbery, assault, and sexually related crimes. Even 
more troubling is the fact that the 55,322 illegal alien criminals 
committed a total of 700,000 crimes or 13 crimes each. These repeat 
offenders pose a serious threat to the safety and security of our 
country.
  H.R. 6094 will give the Department of Homeland Security the authority 
to get these criminals off of our streets and out of our country. One 
of the key provisions of this bill addresses the problems created by 
illegal immigrants who belong to violent gangs. In the last decade, the 
U.S. has experienced a dramatic increase in the number and size of 
transnational street gangs. These gangs have held entire communities 
hostage with their violence and our current laws don't do enough to 
stop these gang members from crossing our border.
  The Community Protection Act designates these violent gang members as 
an inadmissible class--expanding the authority of Homeland Security 
officials to detain and deport alien gang members. These are common 
sense provisions that should have adopted years ago. We now have the 
opportunity to do the right thing and pass this bill that will help 
combat the violence created from criminal aliens.

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