[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 11]
[House]
[Pages 16232-16233]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           PASS THE DREAM ACT

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Madam Speaker, I heard quite the contrary 
from my good friend on the other side of the aisle. In fact, I listened 
to a very eloquent comment being made in the other body as they 
discussed the DREAM Act. And many Americans understand and appreciate 
the value of legislation that would allow young people who have lived 
here and graduated with honors and high marks to be able to go to 
college even if they came with their parents undocumented, to allow 
them to access citizenship, to pay back their dues to the American 
people, to give of their talents to make this economic engine run and 
to serve their country.
  There was an amazing story recounted of a young man who tried over 
and over again to be able to join the United States military and was 
rejected over and over again because of his undocumented status. By 
some manner he managed to go on to school and enter into law school. 
Now, even as

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a person that is still seeking the appropriate status, he still wants 
to join the Marine Corps.
  The DREAM Act is the right kind of comprehensive immigration reform, 
or part of it. It is time to move forward.

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