Janice Schakowsky: “I represent a district, and I am proud to, that is probably one of the most diverse in the Nation. It is really a…”

“I represent a district, and I am proud to, that is probably one of the most diverse in the Nation. It is really a gateway to the United States for people from every part of the globe. They embrace our country in a way that demonstrates their willingness to play by the rules. We are talking about people affected by this bill who are legally in the United States and, in the case of those people who have been impacted specifically by the provisions of the 1996 law, if they have committed some sort of infraction, have paid for that. They have already done that. What this bill has done is cause pain to so many families because the rules have been changed, which in some ways is not really a very American idea, saying that now, even though they have paid the price, they are going to be deported because we have redefined that infraction that they have committed and they are going to be out. It means that they have to leave their families, and the pain that it has caused can be corrected by supporting H.R. 5062. I urge that support, Mr. Speaker.”