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On the recordOctober 23, 2013
Congress must act without delay to provide certainty to employers, keep families together, and ensure that all children raised here in America have access to affordable higher education. Less than a decade ago, it might have been impossible to imagine that so many businesses, farmworkers, labor leaders, educators, and even politicians would come together to support comprehensive reform of our broken immigration system, a system that no longer reflects our values or national interests. The American public has reached consensus, as has the United States Senate. It is time for Members of the House to put aside their differences and pass a bill that grows the economy, creates a modernized immigration system, enhances our security, and creates an achievable path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. I encourage the leadership to bring comprehensive, commonsense, and compassionate immigration reform legislation to the House floor this fall. Mr. Speaker, the time to act is now. ____________________
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Suzanne Bonamici
Democratic · Oregon
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Oct 23, 2013

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