Lamar Smith

I hope this hearing will explore the detrimental effects of sanctuary cities that prohibit State and local law enforcement officials from helping enforce immigration laws and making our communities safer.

The purpose of copyright law is to promote the public interest by encouraging the creation of new works of authorship.

The 287(g) program is effective because it allows State and local law enforcement officials to augment immigration enforcement.

I hardly believe that these minor offenses should be considered on par with the level of serious criminal activity that was intended with the enactment of this program.

I think we ought to expand it.

The 287(g) program was created in the 'Illegal Immigration Control and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996,' which I co-authored.

Thank you, Mr. Stana, with the GAO, I want to thank you for your suggestions on how to improve the 287(g) program.

this merger is complex because, as Representative Smith has noted, it raises both horizontal and vertical issues.

Now, I don't have a PhD in economics, but I'm not stupid either, and neither are the American people.

I urge this committee to consider how this proposed corporate conglomerate will behave when they are not under our watchful gaze.

Vigorous, unimpeded competition sustains our economy and keeps it strong. It leads to innovative products that better our lives and keep prices low.

I am extremely concerned about the perceptions that have been created in the aftermath of DHS's worksite enforcement operation in Washington State.

The violence has increased; over 5,000 deaths last year, more than Iraq and Afghanistan combined. It is a state of war.

What we saw was, I think, similar to what the Pentagon's report issued pursuant to the President's order, and that was no evidence of torture.

These policies were implemented by lenders and encouraged by Government entities like Fannie Mae.

This country is faced with a foreclosure crisis of historic proportions.

Their irresponsible behavior was encouraged by Congress.

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