It has faltered at times in remembering that the differences can be celebrated as much as those things in which we sharelike humanity. like faith in a higher power. like democracy. Even now as I stand and address the House floor. I am reminded that we have yet to pass comprehensive immigration reform. We still watch the television and see commercials using words like illegal and alien. with people that are from our southern borders of Mexico or our coastal south like Haiti or Cuba. Sadly. these commercials prey on the fears of an America in an economic crisis. These commercials speak to fear of other cultures. other religions. and other ways of doing business. What they do not show is the thousands upon thousands of new immigrants who make their home here and work from sun up to sun down to build a better tomorrow for their families. What the commercials do not speak to is the thousands of immigrants who come from our northern borders or from Europe. More importantly. these commercials do not speak to the foundation of one land made up of many. This resolution reminds us that although many in this country were born elsewhere or have parents who were born elsewhere they are very much Americans.
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