Ted Poe: “a young 8-year-old-girl in Florida is kidnapped, raped and buried alive under a large concrete slab by an illegal. A…”

“a young 8-year-old-girl in Florida is kidnapped, raped and buried alive under a large concrete slab by an illegal. A decorated Houston police officer is shot in the back four times and murdered by an illegal. A Texas State trooper was shot six times at point-blank range and left for dead at the side of the road by an illegal. ``The Railroad Killer,'' a violent predator who terrorized, stalked, raped and murdered 12 victims along the Texas railroads, an illegal. One study indicates that there are nearly 240,000 illegals who are sex offenders in the United States. They commit a total of one million crimes. These illegals create millions of victims who seek treatment and aid because they are victims. The United States does a good job of taking care of crime victims. We have created crime compensation funds in States, programs that aid in the recovery and help with the cost of treatment, but the cost is paid by America. Many victims are never compensated, however, and spend their life in pain and even in poverty. So why should not the country of the illegal pay for this crime as well? Countries who encourage the criminals to invade the United States should be held just as responsible as illegal perpetrators. U.S. victims, Mr. Speaker, should be allowed to seek monetary compensation from the country the illegal came from.”