Lamar S. Smith
Lamar S. Smith
Lamar Seeligson Smithis the U.S. Representativefor Texas's 21st congressional district, serving since 1987. The district includes most of the wealthier sections of San Antonio and Austin, as well as some of the Texas Hill Country. He sponsored the Stop Online Piracy Act, and the Protecting Children From Internet Pornographers Act. He also co-sponsored the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth19 November 1947
CountryUnited States of America
The fact that the administration is even considering giving what amounts to an amnesty to a half-million people in the United States is incredible.
Congress has a responsibility to review research paid for by hard-working American taxpayers.
We should not encourage lawsuits that blame others for our own choices and could bankrupt an entire industry.
Electricity is derived from many non-renewable energy sources like oil, natural gas and coal.
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 status, they will immediately have access to federal benefits like Social Security and Obamacare coverage. If we thought we had a problem with government spending before, just wait.
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.
I can't come up with any good reason why they [the INS] would unilaterally disarm.
Judges should interpret the law, not make it.
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 workers, who would suddenly face a flooded job market full of cheap foreign labor. It would depress the wages of the American workers and cost them jobs.