Chairman. I rise today in strong opposition to H.R. 4437. Americans are right to demand better border security and better enforcement of our immigration laws. but this bill is just a false sense of security. It does not secure our borders. it leaves our ports of entry exposed. and does nothing to reform our broken immigration system. What is needed is enforcement of laws that work. and we cannot have this without comprehensive immigration reform. Even President Bush agrees on this. We should not be debating a bill thrown together at the llth hour before we adjourn for recess. a bill that basically opens the door for witch hunts of anyone who looks foreign and a bill that erodes basic civil liberties and human rights for migrants. legal immigrants. and even citizens. In looking at the lack of merit in this bill. we need to ask ourselves what kind of America do we want to live in. Do we want an America where we have mass deportations? Do we want an America where police officers can randomly ask foreignlooking Americans to produce identification to prove their legal status? Do we want an America where people can be detained for life when their home country is unwilling to take them back?
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Opens the door for witch hunts of anyone who looks foreign