[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 4553]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                         UNITED STATES V. TEXAS

  (Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California. Madam Speaker, I rise to talk 
about families.
  Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on DACA and DAPA. I 
challenge anyone to look at the children who were protesting in front 
of the Supreme Court yesterday and not feel an urgency to protect them 
and their families.
  Our unjust and broken immigration system has forced millions of 
families to live in the shadows. Where is our compassion?
  Immigrants, regardless of legal status, deserve justice and dignity. 
We are a Nation of immigrants. Uniting and keeping our families 
together is an integral American value. We should be protecting the 
stability of our hardworking immigrant families instead of tearing them 
apart.
  Comprehensive immigration reform is the moral imperative of our time, 
and I urge this Congress to pass it.

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