[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 22 (Wednesday, February 4, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H926]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              IMMIGRATION

  (Mr. BACA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. BACA. Our country is in desperate need of comprehensive 
immigration reform to ensure the security and the future of America. 
Our broken immigration policies have failed to secure our borders and 
have taken on racial profiling tactics.
  Our families are being separated and terrorized with unjust border 
raids, such as the one that was held in my district a couple of weeks 
ago at a Home Depot parking lot. In the greatest Nation of the world, 
no one should ever live in fear of being torn apart from their 
families.
  We shall not be a Nation of discrimination when our faces promote 
diversity. We need a cohesive program such as comprehensive 
immigration. We cannot stand complacent with our broken immigration 
policies. We need to take action.
  Mr. President, you called for change. You and Madam Speaker need to 
deliver on that promise. I urge my colleagues to join me in passing 
comprehensive immigration.

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