[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 5]
[House]
[Pages 6516-6517]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)

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  Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I join my good friend from 
Florida in acknowledging that many of the issues that we debate on this 
floor are not political issues.
  So I ask America and I ask my friends on the other side of the aisle, 
let us not internally implode over a decent human rights issue of 
immigration reform. While the economy is failing and questions are 
being asked about the integrity of Wall Street, let us look to a 
reasoned response to immigration reform. Not troops on the border, not 
the National Guard on the border, but a real comprehensive immigration 
reform that provides access to this country, legalization, and the 
picking up of the criminals. We understand that. There is no time for 
politicking and grandstanding on the question of students and families 
who want to be reunited.
  I am ashamed of the action of the Governor of Arizona, but I 
sympathize with the people. Let us have real border security. I will be 
reintroducing my legislation that asks for ramping up of Customs and 
Border Patrol agents, more technology to secure the border. Let's do 
this the right way. The faith community, the business community of 
America, let's talk reasonably. The business community should be 
talking across America about the importance of comprehensive 
immigration reform.

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