[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 13]
[House]
[Pages 17688-17689]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 IMMIGRATION: THE UNACKNOWLEDGED THREAT

  (Mr. STEARNS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. STEARNS. Mr. Speaker, illegal immigration poses an immediate 
threat to our national security. Proponents of the new Senate proposal 
claim it would encourage illegal aliens in the United States to reveal 
their true identity and all affiliations they may have. My colleagues, 
this flies in the face of all reason, particularly when this 
legislation provides potential terrorists in the United States the 
simple option to create new identities with the help of our own 
government.

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  Within 180 days after the President signs the legislation, the 
Department of Homeland Security would start handing out probationary Z 
visas. Because the bill doesn't require the alien to produce a foreign 
passport proving his identity, these terrorists will have little 
trouble getting by the system with forged documents like a fake pay 
stub or utility bills. A potential terrorist could walk into a Customs 
office and offer a false, clean name, and then go about their business. 
This is wrong, Mr. Speaker. That is why we should reject the Senate 
immigration bill.

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