Posted on 02/21/2003 3:47:13 AM PST by Smile-n-Win
HON. RON PAUL OF TEXAS
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 30, 2003
The Terror Immigration Elimination Act
Mr. Speaker, today I am introducing the “Terror Immigration Elimination Act of 2003.”
The United States remains vulnerable to terrorist attacks more than a year after the tragedy of 9/11. Our borders remain porous - a virtual revolving door and welcome mat for those who would seek to harm us. This was never more evident than when news broke some time ago that the Immigration and Naturalization Service had actually renewed the visas for several of the 9/11 hijackers after the attack had taken place. We cannot prevent terrorism if we cannot keep terrorists out of our country.
That is why I am introducing the “Terror Immigration Elimination Act of 2003.” This bill will deny student and “diversity” visas to anyone coming from a country currently on the State Department’s list of terrorism-sponsoring countries.
It may seem shocking that citizens from these countries can even still receive these visas, but it is true. We must put a lock on this revolving door if we are going to protect Americans from the continuing threat of terrorism on our soil.
Further, Mr. Speaker, it is time we face reality regarding Saudi Arabia. We must remember that most of the 9/11 hijackers were Saudi nationals. Also, when al-Qaeda supporters were rounded up from Afghanistan and held at Camp X-Ray, reports showed that of the 158 prisoners more than one hundred were Saudi nationals. With such an evident level of involvement from Saudi nationals in these activities, it is quite obvious that the Saudi government is not doing all it can, or all it should, in resolving this urgent problem. Therefore, Saudi citizens will also be denied student and “diversity” visas to the United States under this bill.
Mr. Speaker, we need to take concrete and substantive steps to protect the United States and its citizens against further terrorist attacks. One such step is passage of this bill. I urge my colleagues to support this legislation and I look forward to its passage.
I would encourage Freepers to write their congressmen asking them to support these bills.
My apologies if this has already been posted somewhere (I did a search).
Of course, it is essential for the preservation of liberty that those who seek to destroy it not be allowed to live among us--so, to support strict border and immigration control is actually a very libertarian thing to do.
I don't see how anyone could deny this bill makes a lot of sense. Just like during WWII, we weren't inviting Hitler's Youths to our universities and passing out scholarships to them.
Exactly. Why? Because PC hadn't been invented. Proof that PC is not compatible with liberty!
Oh, I'm sure the appeasers would invent some "minority" for them. Like "philosemitically challenged"...
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