[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 18711]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               AMERICANS DESERVE REAL IMMIGRATION REFORM

  (Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, you know, all Americans know 
if you are here legally, you ought to be rewarded. If you are here 
illegally, you ought to be deported.
  My constituents constantly complain to me that illegal immigration is 
a huge problem. Local officials have used the so-called ``catch-and-
release'' policy when they apprehend an illegal immigrant. Really, that 
person should be sent to jail. Why would we want someone who was just 
picked up by the police and is here illegally still out in the 
community and potentially free to flee? That just doesn't make any 
sense.
  It is time America totally ends catch-and-release policy when it 
comes to illegal immigration. Texans and all Americans want, need and 
deserve real immigration reform.

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