[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11657]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     CRISIS AT THE SOUTHERN BORDER

  (Mr. LaMALFA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Speaker, I stand to address the crisis occurring 
along our southern border, which is a direct result of the President's 
failure to uphold the laws of our Nation.
  Illegal aliens apprehended in Texas are being shipped and flown to 
California, which is my home State, as well as to other States, on the 
taxpayers' dime. Allegations state that approximately 420 Central 
American illegal aliens, mostly women and children, were on the first 
three flights into San Diego.
  Flooding our State with these illegal aliens not only creates a 
humanitarian crisis that must be dealt with, but it crosses a line that 
the American public will not and should not tolerate.
  We cannot continue to stand by and allow this administration to 
continue to pick and choose what laws will be enforced. These policies 
have resulted in what we are facing now--unlawful immigration, 
especially children and their families. They are getting a mixed 
message and a mixed signal from this administration, that of believing 
they may receive some form of amnesty from this administration or will 
at least have a chance to stay in this country, regardless of the laws 
of our Nation.
  Unless this present administration starts upholding the laws of the 
land and ensuring our border is secure, this crisis will continue to 
get worse and worse, affecting our children and our economy very 
detrimentally.
  The President's demand--the solution he is proposing--of $3.7 billion 
in additional funding isn't a solution at all. It does nothing to 
address the border problems we have in the enforcement of the border.
  We need to find real solutions, and this flood of illegal immigration 
is just going to be a bigger detriment to our Nation.

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