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
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.
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.
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.
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 you can stay.
A massive new guest worker program hurts American workers. ... If a guest worker program were to provide a path to citizenship, we would be rewarding lawbreakers with the greatest honor our country can bestow - citizenship.
The Constitution provides for freedom of religion, not freedom from religion.