[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5883]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      FIGHTING ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION

  (Mr. BARLETTA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. BARLETTA. Mr. Speaker, in the minute or so I'm speaking this 
morning, two more illegal aliens will be added to America's population. 
Maybe they'll climb over a fence. Maybe they'll sneak off a boat. Maybe 
they'll overstay an expired visa. All expect to find a better life here 
in the United States, but all are breaking the law.
  The millions of illegal aliens in this country right now impose a 
huge burden on America's cities. One of them was my city, Hazleton, 
Pennsylvania. That's why, as mayor, I was the first in the country to 
enact a local law cracking down on illegal immigration. Now other 
municipalities and States have taken up that fight.
  Seeing Arizona defend its law this week, I'm reminded how the Federal 
Government has failed to stop illegal immigration. States like Arizona 
and cities like Hazleton are forced to act because this 
administration--and prior administrations--refuse to enforce 
immigration laws.
  On Wednesday, Chief Justice John Roberts said it best:

       It seems to me that the Federal Government just doesn't 
     want to know who is here illegally or not.

  Well, Mr. Speaker, take it from someone who's been fighting against 
illegal immigration for 6 years now. Sadly, that sounds just about 
right.

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