Senate said "no." They said no because they knew that nearly 1 million people would be forced to leave their families. their businesses. their jobs. despite having a legal basis for obtaining permanent residency in this country. Mr. Speaker. these 1 million hardworking immigrants. some of whom reside in my district in California. have a legal basis for retaining residency. yet if we adopt this motion they will be required to leave the country and wait years to be reunited with their families in the United States. Mr. Speaker. I voted for the immigration bill last year. and there were some important changes that we made in the law to combat some of the problems of illegal immigration. But this provision of the law is unworkable and unfair. and it is inciting fear in many people who have built lives and families and businesses here and who are contributing to our communities and to our economy.
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