Anarely is a triple major at Colorado State University, studying
political science, ethnic studies, and international relations. She has
built a life in Colorado--the only life she knows--and continues to
build a bright future in the U.S. if we can give her the certainty with
regard to her legal ability to work and, of course, take her place
alongside other American citizens. What makes America so great is we are a country of immigrants made up
of people from all backgrounds, all quarters of the world. We embrace
people from different cultures and different countries. We value the
contributions based on the individual and the values of individual
responsibility and hard work. That is what makes our country and our
communities vibrant and our economy successful. Mr. Speaker, a group of bipartisan House and Senate Members are
working together to find a solution to protect DREAMers and improve
border security. I am proud to cosponsor the USA Act, which we dropped
yesterday with Mr. Hurd and Mr. Aguilar which would provide DREAMers
long-term protections and improve our border security to prevent this
kind of situation from happening again. But instead of legislation that addresses long-term funding or
protects aspiring Americans, here we are bringing bills to talk around
the fringes about consumer protections and, of course, a bill that
would chip away at reproductive health rights. The rule we are debating today considers two pieces of legislation
that are not anything to do with the expiration at the end of this week
of government funding or the over 100 DREAMers who lose their status
every day--the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act and the World Bank
Accountability Act.
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