[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 41 (Wednesday, March 12, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H2310]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                        PASS IMMIGRATION REFORM

  (Ms. HAHN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. HAHN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to encourage my colleagues to 
bring real comprehensive immigration reform to this House floor.
  This week, the House will consider the ENFORCE Act, which would 
effectively force the deportation of our Nation's Dreamers. The 
Dreamers are the young people of this country, children of immigrants 
who were brought to this country when they were very young and have 
grown up loving this country just like you or I.
  Forcing the President's hand in this way is yet another way of 
placing politics ahead of people. The President has granted deferred 
action status for so many of these Dreamers because of the inaction of 
this House.
  Now my Republican colleagues are trying to take away the President's 
ability to help these young Americans; young Americans such as Laura 
Nunez, a Dreamer whom I met last month when my office helped her to 
obtain her deferred action status. Her family came to the United States 
from Mexico when she was just 7 years old. Today, Laura lives in 
Wilmington, California, and continues her education at LAUSD. America 
is Laura's home, and she is just one of 1.4 million Dreamers who need 
action from this House, not more politics.
  Mr. Speaker, I call on my colleagues, please, let's do real 
comprehensive immigration reform now.

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