Speech #1100151603

And here is the reason I say that. This bill is nothing more than another land grab by the Federal Government to restrict land use in America. Under current law. the Border Patrol is prohibited from patrolling these areas in the West and the Southwest. Remember. we are talking about the size of New England. And they are prohibited from doing so because of current law. And this measure will make it actually worse. All in the name of protecting the environment. we are going to restrict land use by our Border Patrol and American citizens. Here is part of the problem that is already occurring on current land that we are trying to protect the environment from. This is a place called "Amnesty Highway" in Arizona where illegals come through the United States in an area where the Border Patrol cannot patrol with their vehicles. They are dumping all kinds of garbage and then moving into the vastness of the United States. This bill should be called the "Illegal Immigrants Paradise Land Act" because the area in question under this act will be a safe haven for illegal immigrants. In fact. just 2 months ago in the Tucson Weekly. it reported rampant illegal immigrant activity in Arizonas Ironwood Forest National Monument. that is this area right here. an estimated 180.000acre preserve managed already by the Federal Government. People in *Arizona call this the "Amnesty Trail." *the "Amnesty Highway." The article reports that probably hundreds 01 illegals a week make it into thE Ironwood area because of the "AmnI nesty Trail." Areas that were oncc pristine wilderness now resemble dumiy yards because of the illegals alrveadN coming into this area. This bill will I make this problem worse. In Arizona.s I Ironwood National Monument. 2 ton. 3of trash left by illegal immigrants Lc cremoved every week. Trash like thiE that we see. Federal land management officiaE i cant even do their job now. and thel want to restrict use of this land t( 54.