[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 7]
[House]
[Pages 8976-8977]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            MAYBE THE IRS SHOULD GIVE ARIZONA BACK ITS TAXES

  (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, Immigration and Customs Enforcement 
Director John Morton said of his agency that they would ``not 
necessarily process illegal immigrants referred to them by Arizona 
officials.'' Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano said the government 
is not obligated to deport illegals captured by Arizona law 
enforcement.

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  So let's get this straight: The government doesn't adequately enforce 
border security laws and now won't allow Arizona to help do it either. 
It looks like the administration is AWOL on this national security 
issue.
  Now, isn't that lovely? It seems like the Feds need all the help they 
can get. The administration keeps saying Arizona law is not the answer; 
comprehensive immigration reform is the answer. What that means is the 
administration would rather give out amnesty than secure the border.
  If ICE won't answer law enforcement calls from Arizona, maybe the IRS 
shouldn't collect taxes from Arizona either. Give the people of Arizona 
their Federal taxes back and let them do the job the administration 
refuses to do. But we can't do that. That might make President Calderon 
unhappy.
  And that's just the way it is.

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