Thousands of cities in America are crying out for relief from the burden of illegal immigration. Small towns like mine can no longer wait for Washington.
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In the end, we may be hurting the very people we should be concerned about - the inner-city poor, those who already have to live with many risks in their daily lives, those who do not have clout here in Washington.
As the number of available jobs has decreased in border states like Texas, cities halfway across America have begun to see an influx of illegal immigrants in search of employment.
In a city that is barely getting by with its small budget, something like illegal immigration can be the difference from being able to provide the level of public service that people expect.
The city has become a serious menace to our civilization... It has a peculiar attraction for the immigrant.
Communities are suffering, children are suffering, and our immigration policy appears in disarray.
Everywhere I travel throughout Eastern Washington, I hear from people demanding we do a better job of controlling our borders and reducing illegal immigration.
I hope more cities engage with immigrant entrepreneurs the way St. Louis has - it's a great model.
As Washington prospers, workers suffer.
Washington, D.C. is what is broken, not the immigration policies. We have good laws. We have people suffer every day because of government's failure to enforce the law and be respectful to the process we have. We have a pathway to citizenship already in place.
The federal government has failed us, so we, the elected officials of small-town America, are getting tough with illegal immigration.