Mr.-Speaker. I rise this morning in support of H.R. 4300. the Family Unity and Employment Opportunity Immigration Act of 1990. Mr. Speaker. it shocks me that many legal residents of our country must wait 10 to 15 years to be reunited with their spouse or child. and in cases of Mexican immigrants. the wait is sometimes up to 30 years. I ask my colleagues this morning. is this policy consistent with our Nations values. that we force family members to be separated? Also. others fear that by increasing employerbased immigration. we would allow new immigrants to take jobs away from American workers. However. studies by the Department of Labor show that immigrants offer stability to our economy and are easily absorbed by our labor market. Mr. Speaker. why. in this time of a decreasing work force. are wellqualified workers prevented from entering our labor market? And how. as a Nation whose cornerstone of immigration policy has been the family. can we deny legal residents of the United States the right to live with their spouse and children? We must eliminate the tremendous backlog of those waiting to be reunited with their family members. and encourage educated and skilled workers to enter our national labor market. I strongly urge my colleagues to give serious consideration to H.R. 4300. and reform our current immigration law.
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