Boozman Signs on to Secure Border 1st ActAlso Applauds Deficit Reduction

U.S. Rep. John Boozman (R-AR) today announced his support of critical legislation to secure the nations borders, and require the enforcement of U.S. immigration law. Boozman will co-sponsor the Secure Borders FIRST Act, offered by Rep. Peter King (R-NY) and Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX). The bill establishes a firm timeline for the Department of Homeland Security to achieve operational control of the nation’s border, authorize additional border security personnel, and require jail time for illegal immigrants who continually break the law.“ The first priority of any discussion on immigration should be border security,” Boozman said. “This bill makes the security of the nation’s borders paramount, and this is why I have added my support to it. Operational control of the border is a matter of national security and community safety.”

Additionally, the legislation also adds strong worksite enforcement provisions, while increasing protections of the Social Security program.“Workplace enforcement is also very important in the overall effort to reduce illegal immigration,” Boozman said. “The less attractive we make it to hire illegal immigrants, the harder it will be for them to find jobs, taking away the number one motivating factor for illegal immigrants.” [Source>]>

U.S. Rep. John Boozman (R-AR) also lauded a government announcement the federal deficit will be nearly $40 billion lower than expected and continued low unemployment rate of 4.5%. “We have reduced the deficit by over half in just three years,” Boozman said. “This is directly tied to the strong economy of the United States, which is based on the hard work of our people, the entrepreneurial spirit of our business leaders, and the lower tax burden on the men and women of America.” “As a result of the pro-growth, low-tax policies of the last six years, taxpayers have been able to keep more of their own money while tax revenues have gone up. This is a good day for the American taxpayer,” Boozman added.

The White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced the new figures as part of a midyear fiscal review. Originally projected to be $244 billion, the OMB says that the deficit will come in at about $205 billion. Boozman cautioned, however, that continued vigilance on behalf of taxpayers is required if the federal budget is to be balanced by 2012. “Fiscal responsibility is a requirement, not a luxury,” he said. “That is why I will continue to work in a bipartisan manner to hold the line on spending, reject attempts to raise taxes by the House leadership, and offer to work with Democrats to stop runaway entitlement spending.” Last week, the government announced that 123,000 jobs were created in June. Our economy has now added jobs for 46 straight months, and the unemployment rate remains low at 4.5 percent. [Source]

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