Chairman. you will be interested to know that shortly before my district was victimized for the second time by this criminal alien I spoke of earlier. an area police officer actually stopped him for a traffic violation. With my amendment the police officer would have been able to put him in jail for being back in the country illegally until the INS could take him into Federal custody. Without it. the officer had to release him. and our area became the victim of yet another crime. My amendment is supported by our local law enforcement because they know that fighting illegal immigration can no longer be left solely to Federal agencies. Let us untie the hands of those we ask to protect us and include my amendment in H.R. 2703 today. Mr.
Keywords matched
illegal immigration