[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 1595]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  MEXICO THROWS ROCKS AND CRIES TEARS

  (Mr. POE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. POE. Mr. Speaker, the border war with Mexico continues. On the 
Mexican side of the border, Mexican nationals hide on rocky hills and 
throw rocks at American border agents. These assaults have continued to 
increase and escalate to the point that the Border Patrol recently 
acted in self-defense and fired tear gas at the unruly mobs.
  You see, these are the same Mexican nationals that later will 
illegally sneak into America when the Border Patrol isn't watching. 
After the most recent tear gas episode, the Mexican Government sent a 
self-righteous statement to the United States that said, even though 
``these incidents are a response to hostile acts against Border Patrol 
agents by Mexican citizens, the actions by U.S. authorities are 
unacceptable.''
  The Mexican Government seems to arrogantly support its rock-throwing 
nationals but doesn't want Americans to defend themselves.
  Mexico needs to get its lawless house in order and control the 
disorderly mobs that lurk on the border. The United States should use 
every tool available to protect our borders from invaders, rock 
throwers, and drug smugglers. And if Mexico cries tears about it, too 
bad.
  And that's just the way it is.

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