Speaker. I rise today in opposition to H. Res. 639. a misguided resolution forced on all Members of the House of Representatives in an attempt to block President Obamas execution action on immigration. This is yet another partisan effort by House Republicans to tear families apart and separate children from their parents. This amicus brief that Speaker RYAN will file on behalf of the entire House of Representatives not only goes against wellestablished Constitutional precedents but also against our economic interest. The Congressional Budget Office and numerous other researchers have found that immigration raises average wages for U.S. born workers and grows our economy by billions of dollars. In my State of California alone. the Presidents Executive action will generate 130.000 jobs and lift 40.000 Californian children out of poverty. The actions taken by the President on the subject of immigration are within authority of the executive branch. I am proud to join 186 of my House colleagues in support of the Presidents immigration executive actions.
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