Gus Bilirakis: “With growing violence and drug trafficking, Mr. Carter, in Mexico and a homegrown terrorist threat, we have to crack…”

“With growing violence and drug trafficking, Mr. Carter, in Mexico and a homegrown terrorist threat, we have to crack down on illegal immigration for our Nation's security. I welcome those who enter this country through the legal means. As a matter of fact, my grandparents came here in the early 1900s. But illegal immigration is illegal, as you said. No matter how well behaved the person is, they are still breaking the law. As far as I'm concerned, those are the laws, and we must obey them. As the former heads of the 9/11 Commission found in a recent report, immigrants and domestic terrorists now pose a threat to the United States. Today's terrorist is harder to identify, so it is vital that DHS is proactive along our borders. There continues to be evidence that terrorist groups are collaborating with drug cartels along the U.S. border, as my colleague Sue Myrick reported in a recent Washington Times article. This is especially troubling given the rise of homegrown and immigrant terrorism highlighted by the 9/11 Commission.”