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HUMAN EVENTS Editor Terry Jeffrey’s Statement Before House Judiciary Committee

Posted Jun 24, 2005

Human Events Editor Terence Jeffrey was invited to testify June 21 before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Claims, chaired by Rep. John Hostettler (R.-Ind.). Here is the opening statement Jeffrey made to the committee:

I will briefly outline a problem I believe is happening where national security, Social Security and corporate accountability intersect.

In February, Adm. James Loy, Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security, told the Senate Intelligence Committee: “Recent information from ongoing investigations, detentions, and emerging threat streams strongly suggest that al-Qaeda has considered using the Southwest border to infiltrate the United States. Several al-Qaeda leaders believe operatives can pay their way into the country through Mexico and also believe illegal entry is more advantageous than legal entry for operational security reasons.�

If for no other reason than national security, the federal government needs to take the most effective steps possible to secure our border and enforce the immigration laws.

Yet, today, almost four years after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, unidentified persons continue to pour across our border. And many millions live here in violation of our immigration laws, seemingly with impunity.

Certainly, the opportunity to find work in the U.S. is a powerful magnet for illegal immigrants. The sheer numbers of these jobseekers make it more difficult for a limited number of immigration law-enforcement officers to secure the border and enforce the immigration law.

A focused effort to shut down the job magnetsâ€â€