[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9427]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         LACK OF COMMITMENT ENFORCING NATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAWS

  (Mr. SULLIVAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SULLIVAN. Mr. Speaker, I am troubled by this administration's 
commitment, this lack of commitment of enforcing our national 
immigration laws.
  Just last week, John Morton, Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security 
for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said that ``his 
agency will not necessarily process illegal immigrants referred to them 
by Arizona officials,'' in light of their new State law.
  My district contains two permanent ICE offices, and I am seriously 
concerned that one of the top officials in the Obama administration in 
charge of enforcing our Nation's immigration laws is refusing to do his 
job. Regardless of his personal feelings on the Arizona immigration 
law, Assistant Secretary Morton has an obligation to enforce the rule 
of law and protect U.S. citizens and legal residents.
  Arizona is under siege with both human and drug smuggling, and it is 
on the front lines dealing with Mexico's drug violence that is spilling 
over into the United States.
  On behalf of my constituents and millions of Americans, I urge 
President Obama and Immigration and Customs Enforcement Secretary 
Morton to enforce our immigration laws.

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