I would remind the gentlewoman and others that people who engage in high-speed chases with the Border Patrol are already deportable. The question on this bill is not whether they should be deported. The question is whether they should be convicted of the crime of engaging in a high-speed chase before being deported or whether we throw due process out the window. Mr. Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Grijalva).
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