[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10840]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 URGING IMMEDIATE ACTION ON INS REFORM

  (Mr. FOLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FOLEY. Mr. Speaker, House rules prohibit me from urging the other 
body to act on pending legislation, so let me just take a moment to 
tell of a very important piece of legislation that left this Chamber 
some time ago, and that was INS reform.
  Our borders are vulnerable. We have been picking up absconders who 
have orders against them to be deported, and yet they are not sent out 
of the country. We have potential terrorists living in our country, and 
the INS is in a shambles. We have asked, through this body, that this 
agency reorganize.
  Somewhere between here and the other end of the building, legislation 
awaits action. We demand action on that bill, and we urge action on 
that bill for whoever is listening to this conversation. This is a 
critical issue. It is critical for the safety and security of this 
country, and I cannot fathom why we wait and delay getting that 
important piece of legislation to the President's desk for signature.

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