[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 115 (Wednesday, July 22, 2015)]
[House]
[Pages H5343-H5344]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           IMMIGRATION REFORM

  (Mr. GALLEGO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. GALLEGO. Mr. Speaker, what happened in San Francisco was a 
horrible tragedy, and my thoughts and prayers go out to Kathryn 
Steinle's family.
  As the authorities in San Francisco seek justice for Kate, we should 
not, however, allow demagogues like Donald Trump to demonize entire 
communities because of the actions of a single person. It is 
disappointing and alarming that the House Republican leadership is 
following Donald Trump's lead on immigration.
  The bill before the House this week would withhold funds that are 
meant to enhance public safety, support community policing, and assist 
crime victims, effectively putting our communities at higher risk.
  Mr. Speaker, this is nothing but an effort to cover for the House 
Republican leadership's failure to bring a comprehensive immigration 
reform bill to the floor that would actually fix our broken immigration 
system.

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  But like Donald Trump, the House Republican leadership seemingly 
can't help themselves when it comes to painting millions of law-abiding 
and hard-working immigrants as nothing but criminals.
  Mr. Speaker, the safety of our communities should not be a political 
pawn. What the House Republican leadership is doing is irresponsible. 
Local law enforcement knows how to keep communities safe. Let them do 
their job.

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