[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 15]
[House]
[Page 22721]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                               DREAM ACT

  (Mr. BACA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. BACA. This week our colleagues in the Senate have an opportunity 
to straighten our future economy and create equal opportunity for 
America's young people. By recognizing students who want to contribute 
through military service or higher education, the American DREAM Act 
has a positive impact on all of us; and if we remember the Ten 
Commandants, honor thy father and mother, many of these children came 
to the United States out of respect for their parents. They had no 
choice and they are here. They deserve an opportunity to have the same 
that other students have by attending our schools, going on to college, 
and then they also pray in a lot of our churches. They deserve the same 
opportunities that others have.
  We all know that the DREAM Act is one piece of a larger reform that 
is needed to fix our broken immigration system, but it is a critical 
first step. I urge the Senate to pass the DREAM Act as soon as possible 
so that the President can act quickly to sign the bill into law and 
give many of our students an opportunity to have the opportunity that 
many others have had in this country.

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