Chairman. I rise today in strong opposition to Deal Amendment to H.R. 5441 The Homeland Security Appropriations Act. changing the requirement for granting birthright citizenship. At a time when Congress is trying to find a solution to immigration. a problem that tears at the very fabric of our Nation. the Deal Amendment is a hateful amendment that does nothing to improve our security or fix this countrys immigration problem. We cannot under the guise of security. specifically target undocumented individuals. who are here working and contributing to our economy. This amendment will turn children who are born in the United States into stateless babies. who will be forced to grow up and live in the shadows of our society. This is another farright Republican approach that does nothing to secure our borders or our country nor contributes in any positive way to this immigration debate. The people of the United States deserve hard work and legislation that helps solve problems and not create them. All this amendment accomplishes is to create a permanent underclass that will be forced to live on the fringes of our society. Attempting to eliminate birthright citizenship will create a whole new immigration problem. And these poor children are going to stay here because they will not have a country to go to. When will we learn that unjust and discriminatory legislation does not work?
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