[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 6932]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         THE SCOTT GARDNER ACT

  (Mrs. MYRICK asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. MYRICK. I recently reintroduced the Scott Gardner Act, which 
would make it illegal and grounds for mandatory detention and 
deportation if an illegal alien is caught driving drunk.
  Scott Gardner was a beloved father, teacher and husband in my 
district. And he was tragically killed by an illegal alien driving 
drunk who remained in our country despite the fact that he had previous 
DWI convictions. It would aid in the enforcement of our immigration 
laws by requiring the Federal, State and local governments to all share 
and collect information during the course of their normal duties. And 
local law enforcement agencies would have the resources to detain 
illegal aliens for DWI until they could be transferred to Federal 
authorities for deportation.
  It is a travesty that we in this country allow illegal immigrants to 
remain here after being found guilty of driving drunk. Some in my 
district have recently argued that traffic violations are minor 
offenses. I'm sure Scott Gardner's family and all of the families who 
have lost loved ones to DWIs would disagree.

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