[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 1739]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           IMMIGRATION REFORM

  (Mr. POLIS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. POLIS. Mr. Speaker, we are a Nation of immigrants and a Nation of 
laws. When those two come into conflict, the responsibility for 
addressing it belongs in this body, the United States Congress.
  We are a compassionate people. We need to unite families. We need to 
provide a pathway to citizenship. We need to make sure that companies 
in America have access to the talented employee pool that they need.
  We are also a Nation of laws. We need to get serious about our border 
security. We need employment verification and real penalties for those 
who violate our laws.
  It is past time for Congress to act on immigration reform. I renew my 
call for Congress to restore the rule of law and recognize that our 
Nation of immigrants must also be a moral Nation, leading the way for 
the next great generation of Americans to take their place alongside us 
as leaders of American industry, civil society, and even in this very 
body itself.

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