[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 106 (Wednesday, July 9, 2014)]
[House]
[Pages H5886-H5887]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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         IMMEDIATE PASSAGE OF COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM

  (Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of 
passage of immigration reform, but I also want to talk about the 
humanitarian disaster that continues to unfold on the Nation's southern 
borders.
  Tens of thousands of unaccompanied minors are fleeing to America from 
the drug war raging in the streets of the cities and towns where they 
live, in Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador.
  Those children fortunate enough to survive the treacherous journey to 
America are not illegals. They are children who need America's mercy 
and our humanitarian assistance. Immediate deportation without a chance 
for a fair hearing on their refugee status is morally repugnant and 
just plain wrong.
  This week, the President requested over $3 billion to deal with this 
crisis that is a direct consequence of the drug war which America is 
waging south of the border. Congress must act. America should act as 
the Good Samaritan.

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