Mr. Speaker and colleagues. from time immemorial. as long as man has memory or written history. people have migrated or fled because of two primary reasons: one. to escape injustice. and two. to escape deprivation. When the 12 tribes of ancient Israel fled Egypt. they certainly did not wait to get a visa. They did not sit around and wait until somebody gave them permission. They went to seek the Promise Land because they had to escape the tyranny of the Pharoah and the deprivation they were suffering in Egypt. When the Irish fled the potato famine in 1849. including one of my ancestors. they did not wait to get a visa or for an immigration bill or sanctions or anything. They fled out of necessity. This is what gives rise to concern today in this Congress.
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