McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I, again, would simply say that if we
really want to do something about immigration, we ought to come
together, like the Senate did not long ago, and pass comprehensive
immigration reform. But, apparently, that is not in the DNA of the
current leadership of this House. Instead, we have bills that demagogue the immigration issue, that
demean immigrants, that cause hysteria, and I find that very
unfortunate. This bill is a bad idea. It falls in the same category as that other
bad, stupid idea of building a wall across our country. What we ought to be doing is serious legislating, enough demagoguing,
and let's get back to doing the people's business, and that includes
comprehensive immigration reform. Mr. Speaker, as I said, we need to fix our immigration laws. When a
mother in the Philippines has to wait 25 years or more for a visa to
reunite with her son in the United States, is that system working? No. To lose the entire childhood and young adulthood of your son?
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