Mr. Chairman. I rise in opposition to the Gallegly amendment. which would deny a public education to undocumented immigrant children. This amendment is cruel. does not save money. and does nothing to advance immigration control. Once more. we see innocent children being made the scapegoat in the immigration policy debate. The plan seems to be to use any means to punish the children of undocumented immigrants. To deny anyone the opportunity to be educated is shortsighted and inhumane. If undocumented children cannot be educated. they will have nowhere to go but the streets. These children will not just go away if we continue to deny them benefits. They will be sent reeling into the cycle of poverty that we are seeking to end.
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