[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12535]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  OBAMA FAILS TO PROTECT AMERICAN JOBS

  (Mr. SMITH of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, an Associated Press poll found that 
only 36 percent of Americans approve of the President's handling of 
immigration, and only 42 percent approve of the way he is handling 
employment. This is no coincidence. Illegal immigration and 
unemployment are directly linked. There are 15 million unemployed 
Americans in the United States and 8 million illegal immigrants in the 
labor force. We could cut unemployment in half simply by reclaiming the 
jobs taken by illegal workers.
  President Obama is on the wrong side of the American people when it 
comes to immigration. The President should support policies that help 
jobless citizens and legal immigrants find the jobs they need and 
deserve rather than not enforce immigration laws.
  President Obama has failed to protect American jobs.

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