[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12721]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                PRESIDENT OBAMA CAN SOLVE BORDER CRISIS

  (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, the Border Security Caucus, composed 
of over 80 members and growing, met yesterday, and many of us have 
concerns about the administration's immigration proposals.
  We feel the President is trying to make Congress take ownership of 
the border crisis. We should reject that by pointing out that the 
President right now--today--could stop the illegal surge by enforcing 
current immigration laws.
  We should put the well-being of the children first and encourage them 
to stay in their home countries with their families.
  The President, allowing over 500,000 people illegally in the United 
States to stay indefinitely, has enticed tens of thousands more to 
undertake a dangerous journey to cross the southern border. The 
President's policies are deadly.
  The House should not send any immigration bill to the Senate, unless 
we know what is coming back. Otherwise, it is just a Trojan horse 
waiting to be used by those who favor amnesty.

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