[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16478]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




INTRODUCTION OF A RESOLUTION TO EXPRESS CONDOLENCES AT THE LOSS OF LIFE 
              OF 72 PEOPLE EXECUTED IN TAMAULIPAS, MEXICO

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                          HON. JAMES P. MORAN

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 23, 2010

  Mr. MORAN of Virginia. Madam Speaker, today I am introducing a 
resolution to express our condolences at the loss of life of the 72 
people who were executed in Tamaulipas, Mexico by a drug syndicate on 
August 25, 2010.
  The United States and Mexico have a unique relationship that is 
vitally important to both countries and to the world.
  The loss of life and the utter callousness of this act need to be on 
the forefront of public consciousness.
  The proliferation of criminal gangs like the one responsible for this 
atrocious crime highlights the extreme insecurity faced by migrants.
  This act only reiterates the importance of comprehensive immigration 
legislation on both sides of the border to place safety above all other 
concerns.
  I ask for my colleagues' support of this resolution which calls on 
the governments of the United States, Mexico, and nations throughout 
Latin America to commit to greater collaboration on the management and 
reform of migration policies within and between countries, to reduce 
the loss of life and establish safe, legal, and orderly migration that 
respects and protects human rights; and work together to address the 
factors driving high rates of irregular migration that increasingly 
exposes migrants to exploitive and life-threatening conditions.

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