[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 18832]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PROTECT OUR BORDERS

  (Mr. STEARNS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. STEARNS. Madam Speaker, it has been more than 5 years since the 
terrorist attacks on September 11. In looking back, we have made great 
progress in uprooting the terrorists from their havens and liberating 
millions of people. We also have provided our law enforcement and 
intelligence agencies with new tools to combat these threats. Yet there 
is so much more to do. We are at war with terrorists, and we must 
protect our borders.
  If we cannot control our borders, how can we prevent those who would 
murder us from entering our Nation? Millions attempt to enter our 
Nation illegally every year. Many are apprehended.
  I commend our Border Patrol for their fine work under difficult 
situations; however, millions have crossed the border successfully in 
the past 5 years, and we do not know how many terrorists there are. Our 
borders are another battleground in the war on terror.

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