[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 4118]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 IMMIGRATION AND THE LOS ANGELES RALLY

  (Ms. SOLIS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. SOLIS. Mr. Speaker, as a proud daughter of immigrants, I rise 
today to echo the message of immigrant families across America in 
support of comprehensive immigration reform.
  This past weekend, I took part in the largest demonstration that has 
ever taken place in California, in the area of Los Angeles, since the 
Vietnam War. Half a million people, if not a million, marched 
peacefully to let the Senate know that an enforcement-only border 
protection approach will not solve our broken immigration system. 
Nearly 40,000 students across Southern California and some from my 
district even marched to defend human rights and immigration reform.
  I urge them to return to their classrooms and empower themselves 
through education to make a difference in their future. President Bush 
said, ``Immigration is an important topic. We need to maintain our 
perspective. At its core immigration is a sign of a confident and 
successful Nation.''
  Our Nation needs laws that protect our borders, embrace our families, 
and provide earned legalization for law-abiding immigrants. Immigrant 
families are an important part of our social fabric and economy. Our 
Nation should not turn its back and ignore their needs.

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