SANCHEZ. Mr. Speaker, today's bill that is on the floor is
nothing more than a harsh measure that seeks to cast a broad net and
cast immigrants in general in a poor light by labeling them criminals
based on the suspicions but not the actual facts. What is more, this
harsh and reckless measure provides virtually no procedural safeguards
for people to challenge a police officer's opinion as to whether or not
they are involved in a gang. A mere suspicion can mean that somebody
can be facing removal. Instead of dealing with such draconian legislation, we should really
be talking about the positive contributions that immigrants make to
this country and the fact that we have over 800,000 DREAMers in this
country who are waiting for this Congress to act. They have been hoping
and they have been waiting for years for this Congress to provide a
legislative solution to allow them to continue to live in their
communities, to contribute to the economy, to pay taxes, and to be a
part of a country that they consider their own. Many of these DREAMers were brought to this country as children, and
they had no say in the matter.
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