[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 39 (Thursday, March 5, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H2984]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            WORKING TOWARDS COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM

  (Mr. BACA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. BACA. Mr. Speaker, President Obama has said ``our patchwork 
heritage is a strength, not a weakness.'' Yet there are those that are 
full of hate and anti-immigration rhetoric that cannot see the rich 
contributions immigrants have made to this country.
  Racial profiling in my district alone is alarming and the controversy 
of enforcement practices must be investigated. We will not stand for 
enforcement-only approaches that create a mistrust of law enforcement 
amongst the public. We need comprehensive immigration reform that 
addresses the real issues, respects families and includes enforcement 
and security of our Nation.
  Congress needs to be proactive on this issue, instead of reactive to 
the negative few who preach enforcement-only failed approaches.
  I urge my colleagues with the help of the CHC to have President Obama 
and Speaker Pelosi work towards comprehensive immigration reform.

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