As a representative of Virginia, a State with a long and troubled
history with race, I think we need to be very careful before we
implement policies that allow for structural racism. This bill has many
more flaws, which general debate covered. But I want to be clear,
before we pass this bill and start locking up nuns and priests and
other religious workers, we should not continue this one-dimensional
conversation on immigration policy. We cannot focus only on enforcement and a mass deportation agenda. It
doesn't fix our immigration system. We have got to work on
comprehensive immigration reform, and we begin with the President's
recent decision to eliminate DACA and put Congress on the clock. We
should be acting today to protect our DREAMers. 800,000 young
immigrants'--not members of MS-13--lives depend on it. I urge my
colleagues to vote for this motion to recommit. Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
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