John Conyers: “I believe this matter has significantly disrupted the progress of the Congress.”

In closing, I note that a broad coalition of public interest organizations, including Public Citizen, Americans for Financial Reform, the National Urban League, among others, strongly oppose H.R. 732. They warn: ``This measure would…

we want to keep punishing children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren for the sins of the original person back over 50 years ago

Yes, they tell me there is a chance it could very well be struck down. But we will go ahead and run that risk.

It is incontrovertible that the United States since its founding has been a Nation of immigrants.