The
number of people who cannot read and cannot speak English we need to be
admitting is zero. The number of radical Islamists and of drug addicts
we need to be letting in--zero. We are ready and willing to welcome
hardworking immigrants who are ready to pay taxes, to follow our laws,
and to build our country together. Third, we have the right to enforce our choices through immigration
laws. We should stop sanctuary cities and enforce sanctions against
those who hire illegal labor. We should build President Trump's border
wall, a policy that has worked unbelievably well in Israel. Most people
agree that law enforcement is an effective deterrent against committing
crimes. Illegal immigration is no different. Mr. Speaker, according to the Pew Research Center, the population of
illegal immigrants in my State of North Carolina has gone up 1,400
percent from 25,000 people in 1990 to 350,000 in the year 2014. We have
got to get this under control. Any country where the Kate Steinle
tragedy can happen is not a country with a sane immigration policy. I hope we never again have to ask the question after a tragedy: Why
is this person in our country? Because I hope the answer will be widely
known, that we have a reasonable immigration system that benefits all
Americans and does everything within reason not to bring in people who
will hurt us. Kate Steinle proves that we are not there yet. But I
believe that we can get there one day.
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Generalization about immigrants who cannot speak English or are radical Islamists or drug addicts.
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