Speech #1130120168

I dont think that is a record to be proud of as we move forward. So I think we could all benefit from a reduction in the rhetoric in an effort to try and find common ground. If you dont like what the President may do on the issue of immigration. you are going to control the House of Representatives and you are going to control the Senate. Just act. Do something. Stop talking. Fix our broken immigration system. You have the power to do so. The Senate acted in a bipartisan fashion last year passing a comprehensive immigration reform bill that was not perfect but certainly was a good faith attempt to try and address the problem. There were 52 Democrats. 2 Independents. and 14 Republicans. if my recollection serves me correctly. They partnered together to pass a bipartisan piece of legislation. So I am just hopeful that the House will come together and legitimately try to tackle an issue and just stop throwing out the word "amnesty" to apply to everything that you dont like. I mean. in this countrys greatest tradition. we have never had dual citizenship. and we shouldnt have dual citizenship moving forward. We should just try to find a way to bring these 11 million undocumented people out of the shadows in a fashion that independent economists have said will be beneficial to the American taxpayer and result in dramatic reductions in our Nations deficit. That is immigration reform. I am hopeful we can find some common ground in that area. The second area where I think we should come together in our march toward a more perfect Union has to do with giving America a raise.