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




      IMMIGRATION REFORM MUST NOT INCLUDE AMNESTY FOR LAWBREAKERS

  (Mr. WALBERG asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. WALBERG. Mr. Speaker, like the majority of my constituents, I 
believe that any and all attempts to enact immigration reform must not 
include amnesty for lawbreakers.
  My constituents are tired of empty promises from Washington, DC, and 
we must address our Nation's immigration problems in a way that 
produces real results.
  Many Americans are divided on what immigration reform should entail, 
but on one point almost all Americans agree. We must secure our 
borders. With a secured border, we can build on solutions to strengthen 
our country and maintain our heritage of embracing legal immigrants.
  We need to create a work permit program that meets the evolving needs 
of today's agriculture industry. Serious reform is also needed to bring 
an end to the massive amount of bureaucratic red tape in our 
immigration system.
  The crafters of the immigration bill currently being debated in the 
Senate are misguided on how to fix America's immigration problem. And 
on behalf of the American people, I urge my colleagues to secure our 
borders and enact commonsense immigration reforms.

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