Congresswomen Marsha Blackburn One Minute Speech
Washington,
Jul 11, 2006 -
Mr. Speaker, today I rise to invite the Senate to join the House in debating
how we are going to address illegal entry into this country. We are hearing
from our colleagues today reporting back on the hearings that we are holding
around the country, talking with sheriffs, talking with Border Patrol, talking
to people on the ground.
We are hearing the same thing: stop illegal crossings. It
is time. Get this problem under control.
Mr. Speaker, in this environment every State is a border
State and every town is a border town. Meanwhile, the other body holds hearings
talking about everything under the sun related to immigration except the actual
process by which people come into this country illegally.
Until our colleagues across the Capitol are willing to
admit illegal entry is the problem, we are going to continue seeing a debate
that goes nowhere. We should address the problem. Illegal entry is the biggest
problem, and then take on the next angle of the issue, and do it in an orderly
process.
That is what our House leadership is saying, and they are
right on the issue.
