[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 81 (Tuesday, June 2, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1285]
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            OBAMA NOT SERIOUS ABOUT IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT

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                            HON. LAMAR SMITH

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 2, 2009

  Mr. SMITH of Texas. Madam Speaker, thirteen million Americans are out 
of work, and yet eight million illegal immigrants hold jobs in the U.S. 
But the Obama administration's proposed budget does little to help.
  To its credit, the administration requested funds for the E-Verify 
system, which helps companies check to make sure they have hired legal 
workers.
  But in this administration's budget, the 
E-Verify request is the beginning and end of reducing illegal 
immigration.
  The administration has no plans to build more of the border fence to 
keep illegal immigrants from coming here in the first place.
  The administration has no plans to increase the size of detention 
facilities to hold illegal immigrants until their deportation.
  And when it comes to immigration fugitives--those illegal immigrants 
who've ignored a deportation order--the administration intends to let 
them off the hook unless they have a criminal record in addition to 
being fugitives.
  If the administration is serious about protecting lives and jobs, 
they need to enforce all immigration laws--not just a select few.

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