Mr. Speaker. the Washington Times reported today that a Senate immigration bill. the Kennedy bill. would prohibit State and local police from helping Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials combat illegal immigration. The Senate bill bars State and local police from detaining aliens simply for being in the U.S. illegally. Police could arrest the aliens only if they commit certain additional violations of Federal immigration law. So the Senate bill wants to base our national security on getoutofjailfree cards and second chances? Let me remind you. Mr. Speaker. that four of the September 11 hijackers committed immigration violations and had been stopped by State and local police before the attacks on our Nation. Just 2 days before September 11. one hijacker. who had overstayed his visa. was stopped and given a $270 speeding ticket. That was later found in his rented car in the Newark airport just a couple of days after September 11. Mr.
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