[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 58 (Wednesday, April 9, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H3064]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM

  (Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California. Madam Speaker, this morning, a 
productive meeting took place with the Secretary of Homeland Security 
and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus with respect to the deportations 
going on in our Nation.
  This issue is critical to my district of Orange County, which 
heartbreakingly accounts for 43 percent of the California ICE detainer 
requests on juveniles, which often lead to deportations. That is why I 
have advocated for comprehensive immigration reform, to ensure that no 
one is living in the shadow of fear.
  As a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee, I will 
continue to urge the Department of Homeland Security to continue to 
keep in mind the harmful effects that these deportations have on our 
communities and the trauma they introduce into our families, into our 
young people, into our children.
  As a CHC member, I join my colleagues as we continue to act for the 
inclusion of the voices of our community stakeholders, so that their 
stories are not neglected.
  Madam Speaker, the time is now to vote on a comprehensive immigration 
reform package.

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