I rise in strong opposition to the Rohrabacher amendment. Lets be clear about what we are doing here. This is not a simple effort to account for native born and immigrant children in our schools. as supporters suggest. This is not a benign attempt to count childrens heads. No. this is a shameful and meanspirited attempt to single out and penalize the innocent children of immigrants. With this amendment. we will transform our Nations educators into immigration police. We would tell our Nations teachers. principals. and counselors to put aside their books. their training. and put on a badge. Put aside your commitment to education. and start enforcing our Immigration laws. Mr. Chairman. lets also be clear about who will become suspect.
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