On the recordDecember 11, 2013
I would like to yield to the gentleman from California (Mr. Caardenas), who is a hard fighter for these issues. I want to first relate a story. I was debating, the other day, a friend on this issue. He made what he thought was a commonsense argument. He said, Joe, if somebody broke into your house, you would like them to be arrested, right? I said: Well, the truth is, if somebody broke into my House and filled my refrigerator with fresh fruit and vegetables, if they took care of my mom and got my kid to school, if they then went outside and cut the lawn and painted the house, worked on the roof, I think I might owe them money. The reality is these folks are an essential part of our country. They make us work and they make us better. With that, I yield to the gentleman from California.
