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On the recordJune 24, 2014
It has been almost 1 year since two-thirds of the Senate--Democrats and Republicans--voted for comprehensive immigration reform. So House Republicans have had 1 year to address the 4.3 million families languishing in the immigration backlogs separated from their loved ones for decades, 1 year to bring the 11 million undocumented immigrants who are already in the fabric of our society out of the shadows so they can earn their place in society, and 1 year to allow the brightest minds in the world to graduate from our schools and contribute to the economy. They have had 1 year to reduce the deficit by nearly $1 trillion, as this bill will do. They promised the American people reform; all we have heard are excuses for the delays. That is why I helped to introduce H.R. 15, a bipartisan immigration bill. This bill has the votes to pass today. I urge Republican leadership to put politics aside and bring this bill to the floor. It is time to fix our broken immigration system once and for all. ____________________
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Judy Chu
Democratic · California

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