[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 7]
[House]
[Pages 10328-10329]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         CONSEQUENCES OF PRESIDENT'S FAILURE TO ENFORCE THE LAW

  (Mr. MARCHANT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. MARCHANT. Mr. Speaker, the current situation on our southern 
border is a direct result of this administration's failure to enforce 
our laws.
  Since October, 47,000 unaccompanied women and children have illegally 
entered the U.S. By year's end, 90,000 minors will have illegally 
crossed into our country. When apprehended, the majority of those 
questioned say they came expecting to be able to stay, to get a free 
pass. This is wrong, and my constituents are angry about it and will 
not tolerate it.
  The President should immediately begin returning these illegal 
immigrants to their home countries. He must demand cooperation from the 
respective foreign governments and press them to stop spreading the 
false belief that America rewards illegal immigration with a de facto 
amnesty.
  This is a crisis of the President's own creation. He must take real 
action to strengthen the border and strengthen security before it grows 
even worse and send a strong message that illegal immigration will not 
be rewarded.

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