[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 161 (Wednesday, December 8, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H8094]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                     THE DREAM ACT IS A MORAL ISSUE

  (Mrs. NAPOLITANO asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. NAPOLITANO. Mr. Speaker, in the 38th Congressional District of 
California, we have had many exceptional, bright students struggling 
because of their status.
  Sam, a political science degree graduate, came to the United States 
at the age of 2.
  Abe, a psychology major who would like to become a university 
professor.
  Nate, another psychology major, aspires to be a psychologist. We need 
male psychologists.
  John, a chemical engineering major whose mother recently became a 
citizen, got killed at a bus stop while waiting for the I-130 to have 
him become a citizen.
  Robert, a civil engineering major, lives 34 miles away from college 
and travels at least 7 hours to and from school so he can get educated.
  This is just a microcosm of the 800,000 youngsters who were brought 
to the United States as infants. It is a necessity for us to be able to 
ensure that these young people who have been trained and educated in 
the U.S. remain and become our own leaders of tomorrow.
  DREAM Act is a moral issue. It is the right thing to do. We must pass 
the DREAM Act.

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