[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 54 (Wednesday, April 13, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H2614]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
ILLEGALS REJOICE OVER COURT RULING
(Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House
for 1 minute.)
Mr. POE of Texas. Madam Speaker, Arizona border ranchers tell me that
when illegals enter Arizona with their maps and their lists of churches
that give sanctuary, they also know about U.S. courts. When some
illegals are actually captured, they oftentimes ask the Border Patrol
if their case will be in the ninth court or the 10th court. Illegals
want their cases in the ninth circuit court because they believe, based
on history, the ninth court is liberal, tolerant and more lenient
regarding illegal immigration and border security than the nearby 10th
court.
The ninth circuit court proved the illegals correct when the liberal
court wrongly threw out the Arizona law that allows State law
enforcement officers to enforce laws against illegal entry. Arizona had
to enact this law because the Federal Government doesn't adequately
secure the border. And how can a court possibly say it's
unconstitutional for a State to protect its citizens?
But there is hope. The ninth court has been reversed more than any
other court by the Supreme Court, and hopefully the Supreme Court will
rule that Arizona and the Federal Government have constitutional
authority to protect the border from illegal entry.
And that's just the way it is.
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