[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 185 (Tuesday, November 19, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H8966-H8967]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               LEGAL IMMIGRATION MAKES OUR COUNTRY GREAT

  (Mr. BUDD asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BUDD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to showcase why legal immigration 
makes our country great.
  Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to give a keynote address 
at a naturalization ceremony for new U.S. citizens. I awarded 68 new 
Americans with their citizenship certificates and spoke with their 
families and their loved ones. Being a part of that ceremony reinforced 
my patriotism and my belief in our country.
  We want the best and the brightest from around the world to come to 
our

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shores, and we want them to do it the right way. That is part of the 
American story.
  So let no one claim that being tough on illegal immigration has to 
mean that you in any way oppose immigrants. It is actually quite the 
opposite. We want people to come to the United States the American way, 
the legal way, so they can pursue their American Dream.

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