[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12622]
[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.)
  Mr. PRICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, the need to secure our borders has 
never been greater. Thousands of illegal immigrants are crossing our 
borders on a daily basis, and every public service is taking a 
financial hit from illegal immigration. Whether it is education, health 
care, or law enforcement, our State and local governments are being 
stretched to the limit.
  That is not even the worst of it. Illegal Mexican immigrants are 
given a 32-page guidebook, paid for and contributed by the Mexican 
Government, providing tips on how to obtain benefits, avoid arrest, and 
blend into our society once they have crossed our border.
  Recently, a Denver area police officer was shot and killed by an 
illegal immigrant. That illegal alien had been pulled over and ticketed 
three times in the previous 7 months by officers who never asked him 
about his immigration status, even though he had only a Mexican 
driver's license and no insurance. The sad thing is that the officers 
did everything correctly, according to the police manual.
  Mr. Speaker, our immigration policies are badly broken. When they get 
in the way of justice being served, it is time for strong enforcement 
of our laws and to secure our borders.

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