[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 108 (Wednesday, July 6, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H4291]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  IMMIGRATION POLICIES HURT AMERICANS

  (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. Mr. Speaker, two recent reports demonstrate the 
degree to which Federal immigration laws are not enforced by this 
administration.
  A new study by the Center for Immigration Studies shows that almost 1 
million illegal immigrants have been ordered deported but remain in the 
country. The administration doesn't seem to care. A second report found 
that the administration refuses to take the steps necessary to send 
criminal immigrants back to their countries of origin. As a result, 
thousands of dangerous criminal immigrants are released into our 
neighborhoods; one-third commit additional crimes, including murder and 
sexual assault, against innocent Americans.
  Our borders are not secure. One-half million people come into the 
U.S. illegally every year. But the administration, instead of enforcing 
laws, wants to give amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants. The 
immigration policies of this administration continue to hurt Americans.

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