[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8416]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    HYPOCRISY HAS CROSSED THE BORDER

  (Mr. KELLER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. KELLER. Mr. Speaker, hypocrisy has crossed the border. Mexico has 
its own serious illegal immigration problem. Hundreds of thousands of 
illegal immigrants are coming across Mexico's southern border from 
Guatemala and other Central American countries.
  What do Mexico's politicians say about it? They say these illegals 
are overcrowding Mexico's hospitals and schools. They say they are 
taking away jobs from Mexican citizens. They say it poses a security 
threat to Mexico.
  In other words, they sound like the Minutemen.
  What did Mexico do about it? Did they put out a welcome mat? Did they 
grant everyone citizenship? No. They got tough. Mexico put their 
military at the southern border to stop illegals. Mexico deported 
250,000 illegals last year. And Mexico criminalized illegal 
immigration, making it a felony punishable by 2 years in prison.
  Now Mexico hypocritically criticizes our having National Guard troops 
on the border.
  We have a saying in this country: Actions speak louder than words.

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