[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8264]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          SUPPORT FOR MORE BORDER CONTROL HITS FOUR-YEAR HIGH

  (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, a recent poll shows that a great 
majority of the American people continue to oppose President Obama's 
immigration policies. The new Rasmussen Reports national survey found 
that 77 percent of likely voters view illegal immigration as a serious 
problem in America today. Just 19 percent do not.
  Most voters, 63 percent, believe that controlling our borders is more 
important than providing a legal status to those already in the country 
illegally. This is the highest level of support for border security 
since 2011. And almost three-fifths of voters think that a pathway to 
citizenship for illegal immigrants will just encourage more unlawful 
immigration. Just one-quarter disagree.
  As in prior polls, Mr. Speaker, a strong majority of voters, 62 
percent, feel that the United States is not aggressive enough in 
deporting illegal immigrants. A similar percentage of voters want to 
use our military along our southern border to prevent unlawful entries.
  It is time for the President to heed voters' views on illegal 
immigration and to enforce immigration laws.

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