[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11196]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM

  (Ms. CHU asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. CHU. Mr. Speaker, last month, the Senate passed historic 
comprehensive immigration reform, and now is the time for the House to 
act.
  It is because of our family values that we cannot wait another year, 
another month, or another day to finally fix our broken immigration 
system. We must pass a bill that keeps families together, and we must 
do the right thing, the humane thing, and bring 11 million immigrants 
out of the shadows and into society. We must ensure that all who want 
to call this country home have a fair and reasonable road map to do so.
  I urge the Republican leadership not to choose the partisan path. 
Instead, we should come together and pass bipartisan comprehensive 
legislation that will fix our immigration system and finally revitalize 
the American Dream.
  The time to act is now.

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