[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 7671]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 TIME FOR ACTION ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION

  (Mrs. BLACKBURN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. Speaker, one of my colleagues referenced the 
study from the Law Library of Congress entitled ``Immigration Law 
Sanctions and Enforcement in Selected Foreign Countries.'' It evaluates 
the policies and the practices of Brazil, Egypt, Japan, Mexico, Sweden 
and Switzerland. The countries were selected specifically to provide a 
geographically and racially diverse group for comparison purposes.
  What the study found is that strong enforcement of immigration law 
and tough sanctions can effectively reduce illegal immigration.
  Mr. Speaker, it is of concern to us that we learned yesterday that 
the U.S. Government is releasing information on the Minutemen border 
patrols to the Mexican Government. It is very frustrating that our 
government would be both willing and able to release information to the 
Mexican Government on these patrols, yet unable to adequately deter 
illegal entry into this country.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to see a border wall or technology improvements 
that will actually halt illegal border crossings. There is incredible 
consensus among Tennesseans that enough is enough on this issue. It is 
time for action.

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