[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 21]
[House]
[Page 28270]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 THE BORDER PROTECTION, ANTITERRORISM, AND ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION CONTROL 
                                  ACT

  (Mr. BEAUPREZ asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. BEAUPREZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise this morning in support of H.R. 
4437, the Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration 
Control Act, because I believe it is past time we took serious steps to 
secure our borders and the safety of this country.
  Rest assured, this legislation is not perfect nor is it a silver 
bullet, but it is a good start in terms of shutting off the magnet that 
is drawing people into our country to work illegally. Specifically, 
this bill contains provisions to establish the mandatory use of an 
employee eligibility verification program, designed to help employers 
hire only those who are in this country legally.
  I submit that I am just as pro-business as anyone else in this 
Chamber. As such, I believe the Federal Government has a duty to 
provide the business community with the tools necessary to abide by the 
rules and then we need to enforce them.
  I believe the Border Protection Act takes us a big step in that 
direction.

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