[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2829]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           IMMIGRATION REFORM

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Speaker, just a few minutes ago, I left the 
House Judiciary Committee, where they were discussing, ``Asylum Fraud: 
Abusing America's Compassion,'' a hearing that was called by the 
Republican majority.
  Madam Speaker, I adhere to following the law, but I do believe as we 
approach the 50th year of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, we will see more 
and more voices being raised for the indignity and lack of human rights 
in not passing comprehensive immigration reform.
  Let me remind my colleagues that the Refugee Act was signed by 
President Reagan in 1980. It reflects America's values and this 
country's deep-seated commitment to liberty and human dignity, as well 
as to pledge, under the Refugee Convention protocols, to save those who 
have been abused, sexually or otherwise, and children or families who 
have been subject to violence.
  Let's get on with the values of this Nation. Let's pass comprehensive 
immigration reform. Let's restore the values of this country and 
provide laws that secure all of our borders. Yet we continue to have 
these hearings suggesting that those of us who cry out for immigration 
reform do not understand the law. Coming from a border State, let me be 
very clear, Madam Speaker, that I understand the law.
  Let's pass comprehensive immigration reform.

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