[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 144 (Thursday, September 7, 2017)]
[House]
[Pages H7103-H7104]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
AMERICA CAN BE A FAIR AND COMPASSIONATE NATION
(Mr. TAKANO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. TAKANO. Mr. Speaker, last week I visited Norte Vista High School
and stood before a room of DREAMers who were desperate to know if they
have a future in America, the only country they have ever called home.
I had to look each student in the eye and say: I can't make any
promises.
The question is not whether we have enough votes in Congress to pass
the Dream Act. We all know that we do. The question is not whether
passing the Dream Act is the right thing to do. We all know that it is.
The question before this Congress is whether we have the political
courage and the basic decency to reject our worst impulses, and protect
the most vulnerable members of our society.
In a few months, I hope I can stand before that same room of DREAMers
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and tell them that the answer is, yes; yes, America can be a fair and a
compassionate nation, and, yes, they are free to realize the promise of
this great country.
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