[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 112 (Wednesday, July 31, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H5186]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           IMMIGRATION REFORM

  (Mr. GUTIERREZ asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GUTIERREZ. Mr. Speaker, I did not expect to still be waiting for 
a vote on immigration reform in August. But here we are, 48 hours from 
leaving town for 6 weeks, and there has been no definitive House 
action.
  Many of us will spend time with our children and loved ones, whether 
on vacation or just in the backyard. I urge my colleagues to think 
about the millions of immigrant families who are no longer able to 
spend time together--the mother who was deported yesterday; the sister 
who feared deportation and left last year; the tens of thousands who 
wait in line for visas; and the ones for whom there is no line 
available.
  For those who are in detention, like the Dream 9 in Arizona, and the 
many others who, because of their status, a trip to the hospital or 
getting a traffic ticket could mean they never see their children 
again. The American Dream will end for 44,400 immigrants who will be 
deported between now and September 9. I hope they are in your thoughts.
  Mr. Speaker, I will be inserting into the Record a letter from Jared 
Polis of Colorado and myself to the President of the United States 
asking for the release of the Dream 9 held in detention in Arizona.

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