Speech #1090109823

Madam Speaker. today I rise to discuss the Impact that illegal immigration has on the ranchers along the Mexican border. I recently spent a week along the MexicanCalifornia border to see firsthand how bad the problem was and what Congress could do to fix it. I sat down in the living rooms of four different families who own ranches along the border. One couple. Ed and Donna Tisdale. documented on home video 13.000 illegal aliens crossing their property in one year alone. The Tisdales had their barbed wire fences cut by illegals running off the familys cattle. When their dogs barked to scare off intruders. the dogs were poisoned. Another rancher told me about numerous breakins at his home while his family slept. as illegal aliens tried to find food and clothing. One morning his daughters had gone out to feed their pet bunny rabbits. only to find them skinned and taken for food by illegal aliens trying to escape to a nearby highway. Madam Speaker. the House has recently passed a tough border security bill. I urge the Senate to act now to address this problem.