Madam Speaker. the NDAA. as amended by Congressman RUBEN GALLEGO. undermines Americas border security and ratifies parts of Obamas illegal amnesty for illegal aliens. During the early morning. sleepdeprived portion of the Armed Services Committee NDAA hearing. the Gallego amendment. which encourages the Secretary of Defense to take military service opportunities from Americans and from lawful immigrants in order to give them to illegal aliens. passed on a close 3330 vote. As Members ponder my amendment to strike the Gallego amendment. we should consider how much American families are struggling in an anemic job and wage market and how much the Gallego amendment makes job and income prospects for Americans even worse. From 2000 to 2014and although the American economy gained 5.6 million jobs in the 16 to 65 age bracketAmericanborn citizens suffered a net loss of 127.000 jobs.
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