Mr. Speaker. I rise in support of the rule for two reasons: First. because the time has come to bite the bullet on immigration reform. and. second. this rule will permit 5 million. 8 million people to come out of servitude. out of the shadows. and this may be the last chance we have to do that. Some of us Hispanic Americans have found it necessary to oppose passage of the immigration bill in the last Congress. while others chose to support it. But we are united in our concern about discrimination that could result from employer sanctions and the enactment of an abusive guestworker program. We think that the legalization provisions are sound in this bill. The elements of acceptable immigration reform. some believe are at hand. I hope we can support an immigration reform bill after this debate. However. such a bill must contain the following provisions. virtually all of which have already been approved by the House Judiciary Committee and the Rules Committee. First. the Frank amendment. this redress system for victims of discrimination passed the House by a vote of 404 to 9 in the last Congress.
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