[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6379]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  FEDERAL ACTION NEEDED ON IMMIGRATION

  (Mr. POLIS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. POLIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to discuss an important issue 
facing our country, and that's the issue of immigration. The lack of 
Federal action and the failure of the Federal Government to establish 
the rule of law has completely and utterly failed so severely that 
States are trying to take Federal law into their own hands.
  On the right you have States like Arizona, which has passed a law 
that allows for racial and ethnic profiling. On the left you have 
States contending with whether they issue driver's licenses or in-state 
tuition to our growing undocumented population.
  This is a Federal failure. It is our failure. Congress needs to act 
now. We should not have 10 million, 15 million, 20 million undocumented 
immigrants in our country. It strains law enforcement, undermines wages 
for our working families, and is a very real security threat.
  I am a proud cosponsor of comprehensive immigration reform in the 
House. Bipartisan efforts are also underway in the Senate. I urge my 
colleagues to join me in demanding comprehensive immigration reform 
now.

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