[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15670]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      UPHOLD BORDER SECURITY FUNDS

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, last year House 
Republicans acted to stop the flow of illegal aliens into our country 
by passing five bills specifically addressing the current border 
crisis. Among these bills was the Secure Fence Act, a bill that among 
other things authorized more than 700 miles of two-layered reinforced 
fencing along the southwest border.
  Sadly, this week, as the House considers the Democrat Homeland 
Security Appropriations bill, we find that included in this legislation 
is a provision allowing localities to ``shut off'' funding for this 
vital border fence.
  As the debate regarding our immigration system continues to wage on, 
one thing we know for certain is that controlling our borders should 
come first to any effort we undertake. We welcome legal immigrants who 
follow the rule of law. But it is unfortunate Democrats are 
backtracking on the progress we have made. It is time to fund the 
fence.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops and we will never forget 
September 11.

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