Political Quotes

“I thank Representative Jayapal, and I really do appreciate the Congressional Progressive Caucus' support for making sure that we include immigration reform in the reconciliation. We can do that because it has a direct economic benefit to this country, and it has a direct economic benefit that will be reflected in the budget. And we support it. But I think the other thing to remember is the country supports it. The support for doing immigration reform is huge. Sixty-seven percent of voters support the DREAM Act. Eighty-three percent of Americans support a pathway to citizenship for immigrant youth. Sixty-five percent of voters support citizenship for undocumented farmworkers. It is something that the country supports because they understand that immigrants, they are us. They live with us and care for us and are us. Americans know that, and they support that. So, then, we must ask, why are we not doing this? We will work on that. Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from Michigan (Ms. Tlaib) to tell us the stories and to raise her voice about the immigrant experience.”