[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8213]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          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, today the phones in our district offices 
and our D.C. offices are ringing off the hook, and most of those calls 
are coming in about the situation that our country faces with illegal 
immigration.
  Mr. Speaker, it is not that complicated an issue. The Members of this 
body and here in the House agree, secure the border first. That is the 
first thing that needs to be done.
  The Republican leadership in the House worked hard to pass the bill 
that we passed last December, which addresses border security and 
employer enforcement.
  So to my constituents and to the other Members of this body I say, 
let us say no to amnesty or any type of amnesty. Let us continue to 
support construction of a border, whether it is a wall or surveillance. 
Let us secure our border. I do support the use of military presence on 
the border as an emergency measure.
  Mr. Speaker, it is time for action. The time has passed. It is time 
for us to be certain that this Nation is secure. It is an issue of 
national security.

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