[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 53 (Monday, March 30, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H4067]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


            MEDIA IGNORE SUPPORT FOR IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT

  (Mr. SMITH of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SMITH of Texas. Madam Speaker, a Rasmussen poll found that 67 
percent of likely voters support worksite enforcement actions to 
identify and deport illegal workers. That included a majority of 
Republicans, Democrats, and Independents.
  The poll results are no surprise. Enforcement protects jobs for 
citizens and legal immigrants alike. Also, a long-term study released 
last week by the Center for Immigration Studies found that wages 
increased for legal workers after a worksite enforcement operation at a 
large meatpacker.
  But you are unlikely to hear about studies and polls like these from 
the national media because of their left-wing slant on immigration 
issues. In fact, not a single major daily newspaper or a single network 
news program covered either the poll or the study.
  Americans need the media to report the facts, not ignore the news.

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