[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6381]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       ARIZONA ACTS BECAUSE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REFUSES TO ACT

  (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, because the Federal Government refuses 
to secure the border, States like Arizona have become desperate to 
solve the crisis. Arizona has a new illegal immigration law that is 
causing some heartburn for the open borders crowd. The new law makes 
being in Arizona without proof of legal status a crime. The 
consequences range from a misdemeanor to a felony depending on whether 
one is a repeat offender, is trafficking drugs, or is smuggling human 
beings.
  The open borders lobby doesn't want the laws they don't like 
enforced, so they protested outside the Arizona State capitol building 
when the Governor signed the bill into law. They were caught on video 
pelting police with rocks and bottles. One even assaulted a cameraman. 
The inconsistent national media calls the peaceful TEA Party people 
fringe terrorists, but the violent pro-illegal immigration rock 
throwers get a pass.
  No matter how the open borders media crowd spins these rowdy 
demonstrations, entering this country illegally is still against the 
law. The Federal Government should do its job and secure the border. 
That is what they are supposed to do.
  And that's just the way it is.

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