Mr. Speaker. I thank the gentleman so much for participating tonight and for really sharing his firsthand knowledge and information from his background as a judge in Texas and really putting the whole issue into perspective. again. about protecting ones home. protecting ones homeland. the importance of the war on drugs. the war on terror and something that I talk about often with my constituents. and that is that our immigration policy really has been one of benign neglect for the past couple of decades. and that is why we find ourselves in the situation where we are right now. and that it just takes the will. it takes the will of leadership and the will of the Members of Congress to move us forward as It relates to illegal immigration. I am hopeful that we will be able to do that. I am hopeful we will be able to do that in a positive way. in a way that recognizes the wonderful diversity of America and recognizes that America is a land of immigrants. without a doubt. but that also. and as importantly. it is a land of laws. We are a Nation of laws. and that is I think the important perspective that I would like to share with folks tonight as it relates to the issue of border security and illegal immigration. I want to take a little different tack on the issue of national security. We have. as a Nation. remarkable challenges that confront us. and one does not have to let ones imagination run very wide to appreciate the challenges and the threats that we have as a Nation.
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