[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 149 (Thursday, October 15, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H11388]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 AMNESTY ENCOURAGES ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION

  (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, two recent surveys, one of 
Mexicans and one of Americans, addresses policies that encourage 
illegal immigration. The first, from Rasmussen, reveals that 56 percent 
of U.S. voters surveyed believe the policies of the Federal Government 
encourage people to enter the United States illegally. Also, 64 percent 
believe law enforcement officers should conduct surprise visits at 
locations where illegal immigrants seek employment.
  The second, from Zogby, reveals that 56 percent of people in Mexico 
think granting legal status to illegal immigrants in the United States 
would encourage more illegal immigration to America. Of Mexicans with a 
member of their immediate household in the United States, two-thirds--
two-thirds--said a legalization program would make people they know 
more likely to go to America illegally.
  Madam Speaker, these are more reasons to oppose amnesty for those in 
the country illegally.

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