[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 68 (Tuesday, April 26, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H4461-H4462]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     WE ARE A NATION OF IMMIGRANTS

  (Mr. ESPAILLAT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

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  Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, once again, we find ourselves in an 
unguided, misguided debate about the fundamental concept of our nation 
of immigrants. We find ourselves in a debate trying to deny what we 
really are, a nation of immigrants.
  Mr. Speaker, let me remind you, on average, TPS holders have lived in 
the United States for over 22 years--many of them hailing from Latin 
American countries. Redesignating and designating TPS would be a wise 
thing for over 2 million people already residing in the United States 
of America.
  Mr. Speaker, in addition, families often have to wait decades before 
they reunite with their family members; sometimes four decades, three 
decades, before they reunite with their children.
  Mr. Speaker, 4 million people are waiting to reunite with their 
families. United families are stronger. United families make America 
stronger. Let's unite the families. That is a family value. Unity of 
the family is a family value that we must protect.
  Mr. Speaker, we are a nation of immigrants.

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