[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 176 (Wednesday, December 7, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H7288]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                FEDERAL IMMIGRATION LAW MUST BE ENFORCED

  (Mr. HARRIS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HARRIS. Mr. Speaker, a disturbing trend has developed of leading 
universities in their promoting lawlessness by refusing to comply with 
Federal immigration law; so, today, I am introducing the Federal 
Immigration Law Compliance Act of 2016, with cosponsors from California 
to New York to Florida.
  This act requires any entity that receives Federal funds, including 
institutions of higher learning, to comply with all lawful requests 
made by Federal immigration enforcement authorities. Should the entity 
refuse to comply with Federal immigration enforcement requests, all 
Federal funding can be withheld. For instance, the University of 
Pennsylvania, which charges $51,000 tuition, despite its having an 
endowment of $10.7 billion, would stand to lose $700 million in Federal 
grants if they were to choose to continue their policy of not complying 
with Federal immigration law.
  Congress has the responsibility to protect the rule of law in our 
country and to provide for the safety of our citizens. The American 
people have spoken loudly in this past election that they want Federal 
immigration law enforced. Shame on those universities that take Federal 
money and then promote lawlessness.

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