[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 9]
[House]
[Pages 12507-12508]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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              MEANINGFUL, COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM

  (Mr. FLAKE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. FLAKE. Mr. Speaker I rise today to encourage this body the take 
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meaningful, comprehensive immigration reform. As conservatives, we 
believe in the rule of law. We believe that we ought to enforce the 
law, but before we can enforce the law, we need a law that we can 
enforce. That is what meaningful, comprehensive reform is all about.
  We cannot simply focus on the border alone. We have to deal with the 
10- to 15 million illegals who are here at present and have a program 
for them to go into. We have to have a law we can enforce, and as we 
do, it will make the border situation better.
  When we create a legal framework for individuals to come and work and 
return home, we will have a much better chance of actually securing the 
border, which we desperately need.

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