[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 11950]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  MAKING IMMIGRATION REFORM A PRIORITY

  (Mr. BACA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. BACA. Madam Speaker, this Sunday, many of us will be celebrating 
Mother's Day with our mothers, wives, daughters and all the wonderful 
women in our lives.
  As we celebrate Mother's Day, let us not forget that there are 
thousands of children who will not be celebrating this day with their 
mothers. We must fix our broken immigration system that does not work, 
that fails our families, that leaves our children to fend for 
themselves.
  Every day there are thousands of heartbreaking stories of how 
families are torn apart due to the broken system. We must pass 
comprehensive immigration reform that doesn't tear children from their 
parents and respects all families. We must remember that immigration 
reform is not just about statistics and numbers, it is about families.
  I urge my colleagues, the House leadership and President Obama to 
make immigration a priority and to work with the CHC towards 
comprehensive immigration reform.
  I wish all mothers a happy Mother's Day this Sunday.

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