[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 22]
[House]
[Pages 29237-29238]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               JOBS SUMMIT SHOULD ADDRESS ``STOLEN'' JOBS

  (Mr. SMITH of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, today the President is hosting a 
jobs summit. But he is ignoring the 8 million jobs held by those in the 
country illegally that should go to American workers. With a 10 percent 
unemployment rate, the President should put the interests of Americans 
first.
  While the administration ignores the 8 million stolen jobs, 
Republicans hold the lead in voter trust on immigration with a 12-point 
lead over the Democrats. That's nearly double the GOP's lead a month 
ago.
  We should hold the administration accountable for its failure to 
enforce the Nation's immigration laws, which allows 8 million illegal 
immigrants to remain in the workforce. Those jobs rightfully belong to 
citizens and to legal immigrants.
  Enforcing the law is not only the right thing to do, it is what the 
American people want. Any jobs summit that doesn't address the jobs 
occupied by illegal immigrants ignores American workers.

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