Mr. Speaker. today the Senate Judiciary Committee will begin work on the immigration and border security legislation the House passed at the end of last year. This bill is one of the most important pieces of national security legislation before Congress because border security is national security. Recently we have been engaged in debates. some of which you have just heard. about whether or not our ports are secure. This is an important debate. But we know our southern border is not secure. we know that illegal aliens. criminal illegal aliens. are attempting to cross that border every single day. and it is time that we stop it. In December. the House passed a good enforcement and border security bill. and the bill is a great start to address this problem and make our Nation safer. One important provision included in the bill was an amendment 1 had authored which will withhold Federal law enforcement funding from sanctuary cities that prohibit law enforcement officers from notifying Federal officials about known illegal aliens. The practice of prohibiting cooperation is appalling. We should not reward these cities with Federal funds.
Keywords matched
illegal aliens sanctuary cities border security immigration