[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 16]
[House]
[Page 20696]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     LONE STAR VOICE--MAC GARRISON

  (Mr. POE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. POE. Mr. Speaker, the gunning down of the Houston police officer 
by an illegal who shot him in the back has sparked new immigration 
safety concerns. Although the ``open borders crowd'' doesn't want to 
talk about it, normal citizens are speaking the truth anyway. Mac 
Garrison of Kingwood, Texas writes, ``The murder of Houston Police 
Officer Rodney Johnson must serve as a wakeup call to all concerned 
citizens regarding the huge problem of illegal immigration.
  ``Our borders are nonexistent, our language is deteriorating, and our 
culture is melting away.
  ``Those that come here illegally, simply by the nature of their first 
act on American soil, breaking the law, have no respect for our laws 
and our social structure. Anarchy seems to rule the day now.
  ``The Federal Government has failed miserably to protect the border. 
And local law enforcement agencies are being denied the ability to work 
closely with other Federal agencies to stop this problem.
  ``We as a law abiding society must demand more accountability of 
elected leaders and our citizens. Now, more than ever is the time to 
get extremely serious about putting a complete halt to illegal 
immigration before more lives are lost and before our country is 
completely financially and morally bankrupt.''
  Mr. Speaker, Mac Garrison speaks for many Americans.
  And that's just the way it is.

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