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WASHINGTON Immigration reform will be shelved for streamlined enforcement of current laws in the legislative priorities under a new Republican-controlled House, Rep. Lamar Smith said Tuesday.
The enforcement of our immigration laws is critical to both our national security and economic prosperity. We need to know who is entering our country, and why, the San Antonio Republican said.
Smith is expected to become chairman of the House Judiciary Committee in the next Congress. He laid out his potential priorities for the panel Tuesday.
He said the committee under his leadership would enact policies that will better secure our border and discourage illegal immigration, human smuggling and drug trafficking.r.
Smith and other GOP leaders support Arizona in its crackdown on illegal immigration, and they oppose birthright citizenship and earned-citizenship proposals.
In addition to immigration enforcement, Smith said his committee would revisit plans to close the Guantanamo Bay terrorist detention center, take up patent reform legislation, crack down on frivolous lawsuits and combat child pornography and exploitation.
Smith to push enforcement of immigrant laws
Didn't someone say the Republicans have no plans?