[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 39 (Tuesday, March 5, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H809]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           WE NEED IMMIGRANTS

  (Mr. KHANNA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. KHANNA. Madam Speaker, it is time that we have a real solution 
for having high-skilled immigrants help with our national security.
  That is why I, as a cosponsor of the EAGLE Act, am going to introduce 
it and attach it to the National Defense Authorization Act.
  The reality is we need immigrants to help build some of the critical 
technology that is going to keep us ahead of China and keep our 
military strong and our industrial base strong.
  The EAGLE Act benefits all American workers by lifting the arbitrary 
per country green card cap to bring down the decades-long backlog.
  It also will help end H-1B visa abuse by foreign outsourcing 
corporations, as these visas undercut wages.
  It is time to pass the EAGLE Act, attach it to national defense, and 
make it a national security issue.

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