If we are serious about securing the border. it will take an appropriationit will take resourcesfrom this body to secure the border. I am confident the President will do whatever he can with the money and resources he has to do it. but if this body is serious. we need to require the President to secure the border and make sure the President has the resources to do that. I am hopeful the President will use his powers to reform our antiquated visa program. which restricts an employers ability to hire key talent and only provides an additional incentive for companies to move overseas so that they can hire the people they need. These are issues that the President can and should address now. not just when it is politically convenient. Unite families. make America more competitive. and challenge Congress to get immigration reform done. Of course. any relief the President provides would be just a temporary fix. Only this body can find a permanent solution by rewriting our immigration laws to restore the rule of law with regard to the 11 million people who are here illegally. to reform our visa and green card systems going forward. to secure our borders. to ensure workplace enforcement. and to make sure that we can facilitate legal commerce between Mexico and the United States. But once again. rather than addressing the issue that came up the most of any issue in my 10 town hallsimmigration reformwe are faced with the 53rd repeal of the Affordable Care Act and the 75th closed rulethe diamond jubilee of closed rulesthat doesnt allow Democrats or Republicans to offer a single amendment to this bill. Amendments that are germane. that improve the Affordable Care Act. that have bipartisan consensus support are not even allowed to be brought forward and are not even discussed for 10 minutes on the floor of this House of Representatives.
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