[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16296]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            BORDER SECURITY

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, America cannot be a secure Nation without 
first having secure borders. Inadequate border security not only opens 
up America to the abuses of illegal immigration, it also leaves our 
Nation vulnerable to criminal and even terrorist activity.
  House Republicans have taken a strong stance on this issue. 
Democrats, on the other hand, support the Reid-Kennedy bill, a soft 
piece of legislation that would do little to discourage the lawlessness 
that we have encroaching into our Nation. It would require illegal 
immigrants to pay taxes for only 3 of the 5 years they have been in our 
country, and would guarantee Social Security benefits to illegals for 
the time they have been in the country unlawfully.
  The Reid-Kennedy bill is just as unjust as it is dangerous. If a 
current American citizen tried to pay taxes 3 out of every 5 years, he 
would be put in jail. Why do we extend this privilege to people who 
aren't even citizens? It is simply ludicrous.
  During August, Republicans will hold 21 hearings across the country 
on immigration. We hope these hearings will help us get a strong border 
security bill on the President's desk.

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