Lamar S. Smith Quotes

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• Apparently, union bosses are so distraught about declining enrollments they will stoop to exploiting illegal workers. There is no doubt that this would hurt American…
• I can't come up with any good reason why they [the INS] would unilaterally disarm.
• The INS, by their actions, is telling would-be illegal aliens that if you don't get caught entering the U.S., we'll look the other way so…
• What they are doing is disarming in the battle to stop illegal drugs and illegal aliens.
• It would cost Americans their jobs when they have to compete with millions of more [immigrants] for scarce jobs.
• American taxpayers will be forced to foot the bill for the overwhelming costs of amnesty. Under current law, once 11 million illegal immigrants receive probationary…
• The greatest threat to America is not necessarily a recession or even another terrorist attack. The greatest threat to America is a liberal media bias.
• Conservation of energy also protects our environment.
• Electricity is derived from many non-renewable energy sources like oil, natural gas and coal.
• Judges should interpret the law, not make it.
• The Constitution provides for freedom of religion, not freedom from religion.
• Nearly every study shows that competition from cheap foreign labor undercuts the wages of American workers and legal immigrants.
• The more energy-efficient we become as a nation, the less we need to develop additional energy sources.
• The Supreme Court is not elected, and it is therefore not a proper arbiter of social policy.
• A mouse can be just as dangerous as a bullet or a bomb.
• I support basic research, which can lead to discoveries that change our world, expand our horizons and save lives.
• Judicial abuse occurs when judges substitute their own political views for the law.
• Congress has a responsibility to review research paid for by hard-working American taxpayers.

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