[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 14669]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   MEDIA IGNORES ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION

  (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 new report by the Wilson Center 
has found that illegal immigration across the southern border is on 
pace to break the previous record set in 2014.
  This record should not come as a surprise. The administration's 
policies encourage illegal immigration.
  The number of apprehensions at the southern border in August reached 
its highest point for that month in the last 5 years. This record-
setting pace of illegal immigration was largely ignored by the media. 
Neither the Big Three networks nor the national daily newspapers 
covered the report.
  The administration's failure to enforce immigration laws has caused 
the new record surge. Americans are understandably concerned about 
illegal immigration. It is unfortunate that the media does not consider 
it newsworthy.

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