[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 99 (Tuesday, June 24, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H5649]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
WRONG SIGNAL ON IMMIGRATION
(Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, the Post and Courier of
Charleston, South Carolina, presented an editorial last Tuesday
correctly revealing the wrong signal on immigration. The opinion
states:
Central American children have entered the United States in
large numbers in recent weeks. Their mass entry has also
produced another political obstacle to passing comprehensive
immigration reform legislation. Opponents of the initiative
reasonably point out that this is the latest border problem
as additional evidence of the Obama administration's lack of
credibility on the issue. Numerous Republican lawmakers have
cited, as a motivating factor of this incoming tide of
humanity, President Barack Obama's executive edict deferring
deportations. And their continuing migration into our country
strengthens the assumption that the President has no
intention of fulfilling its pledge to bolster border
security. Clearly, if the President and other advocates of
sweeping immigration reform are serious about moving one
through Congress, Federal border enforcement must be
intensified.
In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget
September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.
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