[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 141 (Tuesday, November 18, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H8044]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HUMANITARIAN GENEROSITY

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. I love living in a country, Mr. Speaker, that is 
known around the world for its humanitarian generosity.
  In the State of Texas, there are almost 1.3 million undocumented 
individuals. They are undocumented, but they are working. They are 
undocumented, but they are paying taxes. They are undocumented, but 
they love their children, many of them citizen children who everyday go 
to school or work or college to try and make a difference.
  Mr. President, you do the right thing, and that is to use your 
executive power vested in article II of the Constitution that allows 
you to give humanitarian relief as indicated by the Arizona decision in 
2012.
  This is a time for courage, not politics. It is a time for truth, not 
misrepresentation. This is not amnesty--this is prioritization; this is 
saving money; this is keeping families together; this is allowing 
children to not come home to places where their parents have been 
thrown from their places of work and taken away from them.
  I am excited about the courage of this President. I look forward to 
America finally understanding the gifts that you are given. Let us not 
be a selfish nation. Let us be a generous nation, and let us help those 
who are in this country who are working every day, including many of 
our soldiers.

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