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Bilirakis Hails Failure of Senate Amnesty Immigration Measure |
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June 28, 2007
WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.), member of the
Homeland Security Committee, today released the following statement regarding
the failed vote on the S.1693, the Senate Immigration Reform Bill.
"I am pleased that the Senate
did not allow this amnesty compromise bill to move forward. Although I support
reforming our immigration system and strengthening our borders, this Senate
bill was not the answer.
"Some in Washington have used the illegal immigration
issue to tug at the heart strings of Americans by appealing for compromise.
They have advocated for Americans to accept these illegal aliens into our
system with very little penalty.
"As an American, I do not
accept this line of thinking. The reality is that amnesty is not an answer to
this complex and endemic problem. As a nation of laws and a nation of legal
immigrants, it is simply wrong to reward unlawful behavior with amnesty.
"Congress needs to stop
poisoning the illegal immigration debate with political gamesmanship and work
in a bipartisan manner toward a solution that appropriately secures our borders
and provides a solution to the millions of undocumented illegal aliens in our
country."
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