[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 21]
[House]
[Page 28542]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       RESPECTFUL BORDER SECURITY

  (Mr. PRICE of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. PRICE of Georgia. Madam Speaker, we are all descendants of 
immigrants--legal immigrants. America is a good and a generous Nation. 
We open our arms to the world. It is that spirit that makes us unique, 
inviting and vulnerable.
  The world has changed. Our borders must be secure for our Nation to 
be secure. This week we finally have an opportunity to fulfill our 
responsibility to our constituents. We have an opportunity to address 
the issue of border security for the first time in years.
  Madam Speaker, if our borders are not secure, our Nation is not 
secure. A solution to this crisis is being demanded by our 
constituents. This should be a positive action. It should be one 
respectful of history and all Americans.
  I urge my colleagues to be respectful of the institution, to be 
respectful of the wonder of the deliberative process, to be respectful 
of motive, to be respectful of each other. Madam Speaker, it is time we 
take the honorable steps necessary to ensure that our borders and our 
Nation are secure.

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