[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 23]
[House]
[Page 31716]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                        WHITE HOUSE TRESPASSERS

  (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. POE of Texas. Madam Speaker, in a purported letter to the editor, 
Alicia Church states, ``I don't understand why the White House is so 
upset about two party crashers . . . Is it appropriate and politically 
correct to call them party crashers just because they trespassed?
  ``Does that make them criminals? Isn't that discrimination? Shouldn't 
they be rewarded for such bold and brave behavior? Maybe they were just 
trying to feed their family? Isn't it more appropriate to call them 
undocumented guests? Just because they weren't officially invited 
guests doesn't mean they should be treated like criminals.
  ``Maybe they should get free health care, free housing, free legal 
services, and free White House green cards so next time they can enter 
legally. And they should be able to bring all of their relatives and 
family members, too.
  ``How can anyone be mad at them just because they crossed over some 
arbitrary man-made border? They were only doing things that regularly 
invited guests didn't want to do, like hang out with Vice President 
Biden. How can the White House punish these poor, oppressed, 
undocumented visitors?''
  Madam Speaker, how ironic; the government panics about two White 
House trespassers while the thousands who illegally trespass across our 
borders are completely ignored.
  And that's just the way it is.

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