Mr. Speaker. if there is one thing we have learned from the Republican Congress in the last 6 years. it is that slogans do not replace solutions. On immigration. House Republicans talk a lot. but there is no action after 6 years. They thunder about immigrant families. but when it comes to forcing big business to comply with our immigration laws. they have raised the white flag. Under the Republican leadership from 1999 to 2003. worksite enforcement of immigration laws were cut back 95 percent. In 1999. the Federal Government prosecuted 182 employers for hiring illegal aliens. In 2003. that dwindled down to just four. The Republican leaders have also raised the white flag on border security. voting against implementing the 9/11 Commission recommendations. With all their hot rhetoric about terrorism. you would think they would at least provide support for homeland security programs. But they have waved the white flag here. too. cutting $48 million from Customs and Border Security Protection. They want to run a singleissue campaign on immigration on which they havent done a single thing. The Republican Congress has a 6year record of failure. Hot rhetoric has not masked failed results. Mr. Speaker. one thing is clear: when it comes to addressing real immigration challenges facing our Nation. the Republican Congress is all hat and no cattle. It is time for a new direction. It is time for results.
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