[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 1847]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           IMMIGRATION REFORM

  (Mr. SCHNEIDER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SCHNEIDER. Mr. Speaker, at manufacturing plants in the district I 
represent, employers are having a hard time finding the skilled workers 
they need, and many other employers can't find low-skilled workers to 
fill openings. At colleges across the country, gifted students face the 
reality that, after graduation, they will have to leave this country to 
achieve their dreams elsewhere.
  These are but some of the faces of immigration reform. Their stories 
underscore the urgent need to fix our broken system. At an immigration 
roundtable I hosted last year, a DREAMer, Estefania Garcia, told her 
story and didn't leave a dry eye in the room. I invited Estefania as my 
guest to the State of the Union tomorrow night in order to personify 
the need for comprehensive reform. Estefania's story is moving, but it 
is in no way unique.
  With comprehensive immigration reforms, the world's most gifted STEM 
minds will help us achieve 21st century success; our economy will be 
injected with the talent and skills it needs to thrive; 11 million 
people will pay taxes and become fully engaged in our democracy for the 
first time.
  I rise in strong support of comprehensive immigration reform. I urge 
my colleagues to do the same.

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