[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6337]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           IMMIGRATION REFORM

  (Mr. VARGAS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. VARGAS. Mr. Speaker, yesterday, we returned from our district 
work period, or spring recess, although really what it was for most of 
us was the opportunity to be back during Passover and the week leading 
up to Easter. And for those of us like myself that love celebrating our 
faith, we go to our synagogues and churches to hear more about the 
things we believe.
  This time, what I heard most from religious leaders was how we were 
letting down the teachings of the Holy Scriptures by not doing what was 
commanded in Leviticus 19:

       You shall treat the alien who resides with you no 
     differently than the natives born among you.

  Or, what we hear Jesus teaching in Matthew 25:

       For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and 
     you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me.

  Let's heed what our religious leaders are pleading with us to do and 
pass comprehensive immigration reform.

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