Speaker. I rise today to express my strong opposition to this conference report. This socalled immigration reform bill not only attacks a wide range of very hardworking Americans but. worst of all. it wreaks havoc on the lives of children. When did we become such a distrustful society that we would even turn on our most vulnerable members? In a frenzy to shove undocumented immigrants out of the country. the Republican majority has crafted one of the most offensive pieces of legislation ever. They did not make this bill any better simply by removing the bar on undocumented children attending public school. The conference agreement still severely restricts legal immigrants access to benefits. even though they play by the rules. they work hard and they pay taxes. But yet those multibillionaires who renounce their citizenship just so they cannot pay taxes. they are welcome to come back. I ask my colleagues and urge them to vote down the rule and vote this legislation down.
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