[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 21]
[House]
[Page 28541]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            NEITHER PEACE ON EARTH, NOR GOODWILL TOWARD MEN

  (Mr. DOGGETT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. DOGGETT. Madam Speaker, today Republicans propose to criminalize 
those who offer the slightest help to undocumented immigrants--water to 
the thirsty or food for the hungry. Church members could become felons 
for their faith, facing 5 years in prison.
  So if on some silent night, when all is calm and all is bright, a 
young man and a clearly pregnant woman from out of town ask if they can 
rest by your manger, be warned: first verify their visas.
  With similar zealotry to preserve the right to torture, cut food 
stamps and deny aid to abused and neglected children, these same folks 
publicly preach that it's the rest of us who have forgotten the meaning 
of Christmas.
  But this year the Administration's true Christmas tidings seem to 
be--``Neither Peace on Earth, nor Goodwill Toward Men.''

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