[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 520]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              DEFEAT DIVISIVE ANTI-IMMIGRATION AMENDMENTS

  (Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, almost every day I hear from 
the families in my district who are frustrated by the disconnect 
between what they need and the discussions that we have here in 
Congress and Washington. Only 1 week into the 114th Congress, the 
Republican majority is back with the same divisive agenda that is at 
the root of the public's frustration.
  Instead of focusing on policies that help families succeed, House 
Republicans have introduced legislation that not only risks our 
national security but tears families apart. In this time of increased 
terrorism, what do these amendments target? American Dreamers, young 
people who were brought to this country as children. These amendments 
jeopardize our national security and do nothing to fix our broken 
immigration system. These amendments represent dangerous, mean-
spirited, divisive politics at its worst, and I hope they are defeated.

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