Speaker. today I am submitting for the CONGRESSiONAL REcoRD the first of a remarkable series of articles by the El Paso HeraldPost. one of the finest newspapers in the country. The HeraldPost has begun this series called "Special Report: The Border/ Reporte Especiale: La Frontera" to examine the unique way of life on the United StatesMexico border. and to underscore the special problems that our unique geographical situation presents. This first report that I am submitting concerns an issue that we in Congress will soon face: The immigration issue and the upcoming consideration of the SimpsonMazzoli bill. Joe Olvera. a reporter for the HeraldPost. recently traveled deep into Mexico and posed as an illegal alien. paying to have himself smuggled across the border. The reason? To tell a side of the illegal aliens story that seldom gets toldto tell what life is like for the aliens and for the families they leave behind. Since having an accurate view of the unique way of life on the border is essential to understanding the forces behind the immigration issue. I will continue to make my colleagues aware of this unique way of life on the border through efforts such as that of the El Paso HeraldPost. The article is as follows: [From the El Paso Herald Post] A REPoRTERs ODYSSEY: "I WANTED To FxIND
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