Watson Coleman: “let me just close, if I might, and let me say that I think in terms of dealing with the issue of undocumented persons in…”

“let me just close, if I might, and let me say that I think in terms of dealing with the issue of undocumented persons in America, the issue of dealing with the robberies, the crime that occurs, whether it be from undocumented persons who are foreign nationals or whether it be from legal immigrants or whether it be from United States citizens, those kinds of issues do need to be addressed by all of us in the area of law enforcement. Indeed, we have in this country a structure and facilities capable of handling many of the illegal activities that do occur. We know along the U.S. Mexico border, for example, I am proud to represent a district directly on that border with a citizenship of nearly 2 million people on both sides of that border, we have incidents of crime and the rest of it just like everywhere else in America. But I can tell you that I do not think it is important for us to suggest that we must somehow stop the kind of progress that has been referred to by all of my colleagues from California and what they intend to do. I am willing to study the issue, but if criminal or illegal activities have occurred, I know that Federal and State authorities have right now the ability to investigate all of those charges. If illegal activities are in play, we do not need to wait until a study is conducted.”