Speech #970261077

Mr. Speaker. in view of the fact that the House will shortly take up consideration of the SimpsonMazzoli immigration bill. I would like to bring to the attention of my colleagues two articles that recently appeared in the New York Times. The focus of these articles is central to my concern with this legislation as presently written. The enactment of immigration reform that fails to address the extreme vulnerability of our borders is an exercise in futility. The article of October 20 details the extent of the problems caused by just one surge of illegal immigration from Bangladesh. The November 20 article illustrates the ease with which pregnant illegal aliens cross our southern borders so their new born infants will automatically become U.S. citizens. Apart from describing these specific instances. the following articles are indicative of the porous nature of our borders. Establishing firm control over our borders will be a matter of the utmost importance in our debate. and for that reason I commend these articles to my colleagues for their consideration. [From the New York Times.