James Traficant: “Madam Chairman, 2 weeks ago a foreign force came across our borders and attempted to take away our domestic tranquility.…”

“Madam Chairman, 2 weeks ago a foreign force came across our borders and attempted to take away our domestic tranquility. In 1941, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, a nation with evil intent, and their victims claimed were less than half of that, of three terrorist strikes, with no Nation coming forward to claim, if you will, that debacle. We are not talking about the border between D.C. and Virginia, we are not talking about the border between Pennsylvania and Ohio, and we are not talking about only the Southwest borders of the United States. The two planes that struck the World Trade Center, those individuals came through Canada. The Traficant amendment does not mandate anything at this point. It does not deal with illegal immigration. I think the Border Patrol is well capable of doing that. The Traficant amendment allows the President, Mr. Ridge, my friend and former neighbor, now in charge of our homeland security, the Pentagon, in conjunction with the Secretary of the Treasury, and the U.S. Attorney General, to provide that support, land or air. I say to this Congress again, if 300,000 illegal immigrants trying to find a better life can gain access to America, do not believe for one moment that a larger contingent of people with evil intentions could not gain entry into America and continue to kill American citizens.”