[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 51 (Thursday, March 18, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H1505-H1506]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           IMMIGRATION REFORM

  (Ms. PLASKETT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. PLASKETT. Mr. Speaker, this week, House Democrats are building on 
the progress made under the Biden-Harris administration to reverse the 
Trump damage and reform our failing system by passing two historic and 
important bills:
  H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act to protect Dreamers, TPS, 
and DED recipients; and the Farm Workforce Modernization Act to uphold 
the dignity of workers who feed America.
  Americans want solutions on immigration. Voters overwhelmingly 
support a path to citizenship, reforms to our legal immigration system, 
smart management of our borders. Just like with the American Rescue 
Plan, there is strong bipartisan support for immigration reform across 
the country, just not within this body.
  For too long, we have kept our arms closed to people who, under 
similar circumstances 100 years ago, 30 years ago, would have been 
given a path to citizenship. But now the doors are closed.
  Mr. Speaker, 55,000 Haitians came to this country after the 
earthquakes.

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They are in limbo. Congress must act, and these two overwhelmingly 
popular, commonsense bills would ensure that immigrants who make 
America more American can continue to strengthen, enrich, and 
contribute to our country.

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