[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17405]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM

  (Ms. HAHN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. HAHN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to renew the call for Congress to act 
on comprehensive immigration reform. The job of Congress is to 
legislate, and immigration reform needs a legislative solution. It is, 
therefore, disappointing that we will be finishing this Congress in a 
few days without the House having passed or even voted on comprehensive 
immigration reform. But I hope that starting immediately in the new 
Congress, we can work together to pass comprehensive, commonsense, and 
compassionate legislation that will provide opportunities to those who 
want to come here and opportunities for the 12 million undocumented 
residents who are already here.
  This legislation can grow our economy, decrease our deficit, secure 
our borders, protect our workers, unite families, and provide an earned 
pathway to citizenship. A majority of Americans support this framework, 
and it has the support of both labor and business as well as religious 
and civic organizations. Let us come back in January ready to get the 
job done and pass comprehensive immigration reform.

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