[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10879]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM

  (Mr. BACA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. BACA. I agree with my colleagues on the other side of the aisle 
that America's borders must be secured. Border security is an important 
part of comprehensive reform, but we simply cannot ignore the 12 
million individuals who are forced to live in the shadows of our 
society. Our broken immigration system is tearing families apart, 
thousands of families, every year.
  The Department of Homeland Security reports that over the last 10 
years, more than 100,000 immigrant parents of U.S. citizen children 
have been deported. Misguided laws like Arizona's SB1070 don't help 
keep families together.
  Immigration is a Federal problem that can only be solved with a 
comprehensive approach that is both sensitive to families and ensures 
border security.
  I urge my colleagues, both Democrats and Republicans, to cosponsor 
H.R. 4321.
  Last, but not least, I would like to wish the women good luck tonight 
in their softball game.

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