[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11055]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM

  (Mr. BACA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. BACA. Madam Speaker, President Obama reaffirmed his commitment 
for comprehensive immigration reform in an interview on Univision. The 
President believes ``that it is in the interest of everybody, and in 
the interest of the U.S. economy over time, for us to resolve this 
issue in a comprehensive way.''
  The immigration crisis is not a problem to be left to solve tomorrow 
or sometime in the future. I support President Obama as he reiterates 
that we need to ``resolve the issue in a comprehensive way that 
provides a pathway to legalization but also deals more effectively with 
our borders.'' He has created hope and the change that this country 
really believes in.
  We cannot ignore the 12 to 14 million undocumented immigrants working 
beside the rest of us every day. Thousands of young children who are 
U.S. citizens are being left stranded to fend for themselves as an 
immigration system is tearing them from their parents.
  I urge my colleagues and House leadership to work with the CHC and 
President Obama to support a comprehensive immigration reform that 
respects all families.

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