Mr. Speaker. I rise in support of this bill which contains the strongest illegal immigration measures ever passed. Every illegal immigration measure that we passed in the standalone bill last week. every phrase. every word. every comma remains in this omnibus bill. It secures Americas borders. It stems the pointless flow of illegal drugs. protects American jobs and saves taxpayers billions of dollars. This bill also requires new imnigrants and their sponsors to be selfreliant rather than relying on taxpayers for support. For the first time ever. we require every new immigrant to have a sponsor. Just as we asked deadbeat dads to support the children they bring into the world. this bill requires deadbeat sponsors to support the immigrants they bring into this country. This bill has been changed though. Mr. Speaker. The administration put American taxpayers last when they insisted that we make it easier for noncitizens to receive welfare. They threatened to shut down the Government unless we make it harder to deport noncitizens who use welfare. I wish that all of these provisions had remained. but still this is a landmark bill. It puts our taxpayers. workers and communities first.
Identified stereotypes
Generalization about immigrants relying on taxpayers for support.