Speech #1100022084

I can only wonder if he and his family watched old reruns of MacGyver to learn the safety pin trick. This story ended well for Clay. But the bad news for America is that the alleged abductor was an illegal immigrant who had been deported once from the country. A news report from the Bradenton Herald even describes the problems authorities had tracking him down. "Obtaining the warrants took longer than expected due to the suspected kidnappers multiple aliases. BeltranMoreno is an undocumented immigrant who at one time was deported from the United States." they said. When I came down to the floor earlier. the authorities still had not caught BeltranMoreno. News reports indicated that he was trying to make it to Mexico to escape prosecution and punishment. Mr. Speaker. if our immigration laws had been enforced and if we had stronger border security measures in place. this kidnapper would not have been in America and would not have had the opportunity to kidnap young Clay Moore. Instead. a dangerous criminal flees. leaving his whereabouts unknown and his motives unclear. This is unacceptable. The House has passed strong border security legislation in the past. but the Senate is taking its open path. a path towards amnesty. My constituents in and the constituents of many in this Chamber believe that that is absolutely the wrong path to take. Americans deserve real security and real results. With other likeminded Members of Congress. I will work to pass legislation that keeps illegal kidnappers and illegal aliens like BeltranMoreno off our streets and away from our children.