Good! The states need to step up to the plate since the Federal Government has abdicated it's responsibility.
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On June 20, House Republicans announced that House Committee's would be holding numerous field hearings throughout the country on the Reid-Kennedy Senate Immigration Bill. And on June 22, House Majority Leader Boehner released a document which noted that "Republicans want to enact a strong bill that secures our borders and puts a premium on strict enforcement of our immigration laws," and unveiled five guiding principles that would be used to do just that.
Below find documents which have been produced or compiled by the House Republican Conference:
Key Statements From Witnesses at Field Hearings
* America's Voices from the Border Excerpts from field hearing on July 7, 2006, "Border Vulnerabilities and International Terrorism" in Laredo, Texas.
* America's Voices from the Border Law enforcement officials want border security to be first priority (July 6, 2006).
* Reid-Kennedy Bill Weakens Existing Illegal Immigration Laws "Terrorist loophole" makes it more difficult for local law enforcement to detain law breakers and potential terrorists (July 5, 2006).
* America's Voices from the Border Excerpts from the July 5 hearing on "Border Vulnerabilities and International Terrorism" in San Diego.
The Democrat Road To Amnesty
* Out of Touch Senator Kennedy weighs in on border security and illegal immigration (July 6, 2006)
* House Democrats Hiding From Their Own Taking a closer look at the record of House Democrats on enforcing the borders.
* Why is the Senate Immigration Bill Referred to as the Reid-Kennedy Bill? A document which outlines that the bill is called the "Reid-Kennedy Bill" because Democrats amended it, defended it, weakened it, and passed it.
Opinion Pieces & News Articles
* Immigration Bill has terror loophole Robert Novak's column from July 6, 2006.
* Let's Begin By Giving Voice to the People Opinion piece by Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Terrorism and Nuclear Proliferation who chaired the first field hearing on July 5 in San Diego, CA.
* Immigration Bill: GOP Firmly Against Amnesty House Judiciary Committee Chairman James Sensenbrenner's opinion piece which ran in The Wall Street Journal on July 3, 2006 which articulates the House position on immigration reform.
* Immigration Deadlock Revisited Washington Post story from June 30 which reports on the Senate's move toward the House's position on strengthening America's borders.
* Boehner Stands Ground on Border-Security Position Washington Times story which ran June 29 reporting Majority Leader John Boehner's position for House Republicans.
Hearing Notices
* Subcommittee Hearing Notice for July 5 Hearing in San Diego, CA.
* Subcommittee Hearing Notice for July 7 Hearing in Laredo, Texas.
Interested Parties Weigh In On Field Hearings
* Minuteman Civil Defense Corps Applaud House Field Hearings Released July 5, 2006