[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5715]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION

  (Mr. PRICE of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PRICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, it is no wonder that during my 
recent town hall meetings Georgians made their feelings on illegal 
immigration crystal clear. Look at the statistics. The illegal alien 
population in this country has now reached close to 11 million, and 
that is only what the government will admit. Georgia ranks in the top 
10, with nearly one quarter million illegal aliens living in our State. 
This is not a problem we can simply ignore.
  It is time to strengthen our border security and to enforce the law. 
Illegal aliens cost our society greatly. Our public education system 
and our health care system are choking. The costs are spiraling upward, 
and American taxpayers are paying the bills.
  Moreover, Mr. Speaker, allowing illegal aliens to stay here is a slap 
in the face to those who followed the law, waited in line, and entered 
this country legally. My constituents are right, and we must do more.
  This year the House has passed the REAL ID Act, which is a great 
start, but it is only a start. I urge the Senate to adopt this act and 
all my colleagues to join together to strengthen our immigration laws 
and their enforcement.

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