[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15450]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          SENATE BILL IS NOT THE ANSWER TO IMMIGRATION REFORM

  (Mr. PENCE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, today the President of the United States will 
come to the Capitol Building to revive a deeply flawed immigration bill 
being considered in the U.S. Senate.
  One year ago, the President challenged this Congress to find an 
answer to the crisis of illegal immigration, and, Mr. President, 
amnesty is not the answer. The core fallacy of the Senate bill would 
grant unlimited Z visa amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants who 
simply pay a fine and submit to a background check.
  While the Senate bill is not the answer, there is a way forward, Mr. 
Speaker. I truly believe that after the Senate bill goes away, the 
House of Representatives would do well to come together across party 
lines and find a way forward that puts border security first, rejects 
amnesty and creates a new guest worker system that requires illegal 
immigrants to leave the country to apply and to learn English once 
they're here.
  There is a way forward. We can achieve immigration reform in this 
Congress, but the Senate bill is not that way.

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