Speaker. I rise today in strong opposition to all three of these bills. We should be passing real immigration reform today not these meanspirited. divisive bills. Real immigration reform should include a clear path to citizenship not targeting people who dont fit the Republican majoritys conception of what a citizen should look like. Under the provisions of H.R. 6094. they want to be able to single out two or three minorities walking down the street. call them a gang. and have an easy route to deport them by classifying them as a "criminal street gang." Not only is that an infringement on the constitutional guarantee to right of a assembly. its indicative of the xenophobic sentiment shrouding the Republicans version of immigration reform. Real immigration reform should take meaningful steps at securing our borders like investing in infrastructure at our ports and airports. We shouldnt be deputizing local law enforcement as border police. Real immigration reform should recognize the intrinsic value that diversity through immigration has brought to our Nation and not seek to divide us as these three bills do. Unfortunately. this debate is no longer about border security. jobs. or the economy---it has become about spewing hateful. rhetoric. These bills will contribute to the incitement of attacks against the immigrant community. such as the recent arson on a Mexican restaurant in California. or the attack on the young Latino student in Texas earlier this year. Mr. Speaker. these bills are nothing but a cynical attempt 7 weeks before an election to score political points.
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Generalization about the Republican majority's conception of what a citizen should look like.