I rise to strongly support H.R. 6061. the Secure Fence Act of 2006. It is critical that we pass this bill to further strengthen our borders. House Republicans have been forced to pursue this measure separately. because of the earlier opposition by the vast majority of Democrats who opposed that border security bill. Unfortunately. liberals in the Senate weakened the House approved bills so much when they brought it up for consideration in the Senate. that it is more of an amnesty bill than a border security bill. I cannot support any bill that weakens our borders and provides more benefits to illegal aliens. but that is what the Senate bill does. H.R. 6061 places security first. Border security is national security. According to Customs and Border Patrol. 644 illegal immigrants from countries that sponsor terrorism were apprehended by the Border Patrol in 2005. The fact that these individuals were caught illegally crossing into the U.S. should concern us all. These illegal aliens were from terroristsponsoring nations such as Somalia. Iran. Indonesia. and Bangladesh. as well as from other nations. such as Afghanistan.
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