[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 17189]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           BANKS AND ILLEGALS

  (Mr. POE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. POE. Mr. Speaker, the battle for the border continues. Our recent 
terrorism hearings on the crimes inflicted on America by illegals 
brought forth almost universal testimony that illegals in this country 
contribute a vast over-percentage of violent crime and street crime, 
from theft to rape to murder.
  Only one witness, a banker, said illegals do not affect crime rates 
in his border town of Laredo, Texas, this despite the overwhelming 
contradictory testimony of his own sheriff and numerous lawmen.
  When the banker was questioned about his motives, that his bank makes 
money off deposits by illegals, and they are shipping their money 
south, he told the Wall Street Journal he felt attacked.
  Well, it is American communities that are under attack, Mr. Speaker. 
The banks and the wire services that profit off illegals can and should 
charge a fee for each transaction. That money would be used to 
compensate crime victims and pay for health care and education costs of 
illegals. Americans are paying these costs of illegals. Now it is time 
illegals pay.
  Mr. Speaker, that's just the way it is.

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