Speaker. I am taking this special order today to speak about an issue that affects all Americans. Many times we take the floor in this body and talk about special interests and limited groups of people. but the issue I am going to address today affects us all. and that is the issue and the problem of illegal immigration. And I emphasize the words. "illegal immigration." This is a highly charged. hotly debated. and a very emotional issue. The other body is in the process of considering a major immigration reform bill. and the House Judiciary Committee has begun hearings over here on this issue. In addition. I have introduced in April of this year my own immigration bill. H.R. 2267. which at this time has 13 cosponsors. People might ask. why does a Congressman from the small State of New Hampshire get involved in an issue like immigration. an issue that is supposed to involve districts in Texas. California. and Florida? Well. the answer is quite simple. As I stated in my opening remarks. it is a national issue. it is a national concern. We are being invaded. and Americas borders have become so porous that we have lost control of our own country. Illegal immigration is a problem that affects all Americans. not just certain sectors of the country. For example. let me cite this headline in the Manchester Union Leader. a local paper in my State. from Salem. NH: "16 people arrested at a park raid. drugs. illegal aliens charged." Let me cite some more examples of why this is truly a national problem. "Border Patrol is troubled by attacks on agents from illegal aliens." The Los Angeles Herald Examiner: "Factory raids net 180 more alleged illegal aliens while officials say illegals are causing crime." From the Los Angeles Times: "INS holds 600 illegal aliens in sweep of six job locations." "936 arrested in weeklong INS sweep of illegal alien workers." Mr. Speaker. this is a national problem. The fact that Congress has not dealt with that problem is a national disgrace. The number of illegals residing in Americahow many? Nobody knows. Estimates range from 3.5 million to as many as 30 million. but you do not exactly get illegal aliens coming forth and saying. "Here I am. an illegal. Count me." How can we grant amnesty when we do not know how many are eligible for amnesty? Let me quote from a book entitled "The Immigration Timebomb." written by Palmer Stacy of the American Immigration Control Foundation: How many illegal aliens are there in the United States? Because illegals hide from authorities. the exact number can never be known. In mid1975 a study commissioned by the INS estimated there were around 8 million illegal aliens in the United States. A report entitled "Illegal Aliens Invasion Out of Control" in the U.S. News & World Report of January 29. 1979. said that as many as 12 million illegals may be in the United States today. The Environmental Fund. an authoritative nonpartisan research organization that studies the impact of overpopulation concluded that New York City and Los Angeles together have more than 3 million illegal aliens. Let us look at some interesting statistics. Apprehended aliens. that is apprehended aliens. in 1964 there were 86.000.
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Generalizing that illegal immigrants are an invasion and a threat to national security.