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Members Remarks By Any House Member Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA]Adams, Alma S. [D-NC]Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL]Aguilar, Pete [D-CA]Allen, Rick W. [R-GA]Amash, Justin [R-MI]Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV]Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX]Babin, Brian [R-TX]Bacon, Don [R-NE]Balderson, Troy [R-OH]Banks, Jim [R-IN]Barletta, Lou [R-PA]Barr, Andy [R-KY]Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA]Barton, Joe [R-TX]Bass, Karen [D-CA]Beatty, Joyce [D-OH]Becerra, Xavier [D-CA]Bera, Ami [D-CA]Bergman, Jack [R-MI]Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA]Biggs, Andy [R-AZ]Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL]Bishop, Mike [R-MI]Bishop, Rob [R-UT]Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA]Black, Diane [R-TN]Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]Blum, Rod [R-IA]Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR]Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE]Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR]Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU]Bost, Mike [R-IL]Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA]Brady, Kevin [R-TX]Brady, Robert A. [D-PA]Brat, Dave [R-VA]Bridenstine, Jim [R-OK]Brooks, Mo [R-AL]Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN]Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD]Brownley, Julia [D-CA]Buchanan, Vern [R-FL]Buck, Ken [R-CO]Bucshon, Larry [R-IN]Budd, Ted [R-NC]Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX]Bustos, Cheri [D-IL]Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC]Byrne, Bradley [R-AL]Calvert, Ken [R-CA]Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA]Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA]Cardenas, Tony [D-CA]Carson, Andre [D-IN]Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA]Carter, John R. [R-TX]Cartwright, Matt [D-PA]Castor, Kathy [D-FL]Castro, Joaquin [D-TX]Chabot, Steve [R-OH]Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT]Cheney, Liz [R-WY]Chu, Judy [D-CA]Cicilline, David N. [D-RI]Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA]Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY]Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO]Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO]Cloud, Michael [R-TX]Clyburn, James E. [D-SC]Coffman, Mike [R-CO]Cohen, Steve [D-TN]Cole, Tom [R-OK]Collins, Chris [R-NY]Collins, Doug [R-GA]Comer, James [R-KY]Comstock, Barbara [R-VA]Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX]Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA]Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI]Cook, Paul [R-CA]Cooper, Jim [D-TN]Correa, J. Luis [D-CA]Costa, Jim [D-CA]Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA]Courtney, Joe [D-CT]Cramer, Kevin [R-ND]Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR]Crist, Charlie [D-FL]Crowley, Joseph [D-NY]Cuellar, Henry [D-TX]Culberson, John Abney [R-TX]Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD]Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL]Curtis, John R. [R-UT]Davidson, Warren [R-OH]Davis, Danny K. [D-IL]Davis, Rodney [R-IL]Davis, Susan A. [D-CA]DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR]DeGette, Diana [D-CO]Delaney, John K. [D-MD]DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT]DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA]Demings, Val Butler [D-FL]Denham, Jeff [R-CA]Dent, Charles W. [R-PA]DeSantis, Ron [R-FL]DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA]DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN]Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL]Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL]Dingell, Debbie [D-MI]Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX]Donovan, Daniel M., Jr. [R-NY]Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA]Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI]Duncan, Jeff [R-SC]Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN]Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL]Ellison, Keith [D-MN]Emmer, Tom [R-MN]Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY]Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA]Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY]Estes, Ron [R-KS]Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT]Evans, Dwight [D-PA]Farenthold, Blake [R-TX]Faso, John J. [R-NY]Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA]Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA]Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN]Flores, Bill [R-TX]Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE]Foster, Bill [D-IL]Foxx, Virginia [R-NC]Frankel, Lois [D-FL]Franks, Trent [R-AZ]Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ]Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH]Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI]Gaetz, Matt [R-FL]Gallagher, Mike [R-WI]Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ]Garamendi, John [D-CA]Garrett, Thomas A., Jr. [R-VA]Gianforte, Greg [R-MT]Gibbs, Bob [R-OH]Gohmert, Louie [R-TX]Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA]Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX]Gonzalez-Colon, Jenniffer [R-PR]Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA]Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ]Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ]Gowdy, Trey [R-SC]Granger, Kay [R-TX]Graves, Garret [R-LA]Graves, Sam [R-MO]Graves, Tom [R-GA]Green, Al [D-TX]Green, Gene [D-TX]Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA]Grijalva, Raul M. [D-AZ]Grothman, Glenn [R-WI]Guthrie, Brett [R-KY]Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL]Hanabusa, Colleen [D-HI]Handel, Karen C. [R-GA]Harper, Gregg [R-MS]Harris, Andy [R-MD]Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO]Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL]Heck, Denny [D-WA]Hensarling, Jeb [R-TX]Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA]Hice, Jody B. [R-GA]Higgins, Brian [D-NY]Higgins, Clay [R-LA]Hill, J. French [R-AR]Himes, James A. [D-CT]Holding, George [R-NC]Hollingsworth, Trey [R-IN]Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD]Hudson, Richard [R-NC]Huffman, Jared [D-CA]Huizenga, Bill [R-MI]Hultgren, Randy [R-IL]Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA]Hurd, Will [R-TX]Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA]Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX]Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA]Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY]Jenkins, Evan H. [R-WV]Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS]Johnson, Bill [R-OH]Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX]Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA]Johnson, Mike [R-LA]Johnson, Sam [R-TX]Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC]Jordan, Jim [R-OH]Joyce, David P. [R-OH]Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH]Katko, John [R-NY]Keating, William R. [D-MA]Kelly, Mike [R-PA]Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL]Kelly, Trent [R-MS]Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA]Khanna, Ro [D-CA]Kihuen, Ruben J. [D-NV]Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI]Kilmer, Derek [D-WA]Kind, Ron [D-WI]King, Peter T. [R-NY]King, Steve [R-IA]Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL]Knight, Stephen [R-CA]Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL]Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH]Kustoff, David [R-TN]Labrador, Raul R. [R-ID]LaHood, Darin [R-IL]LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA]Lamb, Conor [D-PA]Lamborn, Doug [R-CO]Lance, Leonard [R-NJ]Langevin, James R. [D-RI]Larsen, Rick [D-WA]Larson, John B. [D-CT]Latta, Robert E. [R-OH]Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI]Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL]Lee, Barbara [D-CA]Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ]Levin, Sander M. [D-MI]Lewis, Jason [R-MN]Lewis, John [D-GA]Lieu, Ted [D-CA]Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL]LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ]Loebsack, David [D-IA]Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA]Long, Billy [R-MO]Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA]Love, Mia B. [R-UT]Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA]Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY]Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK]Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO]Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM]Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM]Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA]MacArthur, Thomas [R-NJ]Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY]Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY]Marchant, Kenny [R-TX]Marino, Tom [R-PA]Marshall, Roger W. [R-KS]Massie, Thomas [R-KY]Mast, Brian J. [R-FL]Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA]McCarthy, Kevin [R-CA]McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX]McClintock, Tom [R-CA]McCollum, Betty [D-MN]McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA]McGovern, James P. [D-MA]McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC]McKinley, David B. [R-WV]McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA]McNerney, Jerry [D-CA]McSally, Martha [R-AZ]Meadows, Mark [R-NC]Meehan, Patrick [R-PA]Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY]Meng, Grace [D-NY]Messer, Luke [R-IN]Mitchell, Paul [R-MI]Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI]Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV]Moore, Gwen [D-WI]Moulton, Seth [D-MA]Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK]Mulvaney, Mick [R-SC]Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL]Murphy, Tim [R-PA]Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY]Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA]Neal, Richard E. [D-MA]Newhouse, Dan [R-WA]Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD]Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN]Norcross, Donald [D-NJ]Norman, Ralph [R-SC]Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC]Nunes, Devin [R-CA]O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ]O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX]Olson, Pete [R-TX]Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS]Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ]Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL]Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA]Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ]Paulsen, Erik [R-MN]Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ]Pearce, Stevan [R-NM]Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA]Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO]Perry, Scott [R-PA]Peters, Scott H. [D-CA]Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN]Pingree, Chellie [D-ME]Pittenger, Robert [R-NC]Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI]Pocan, Mark [D-WI]Poe, Ted [R-TX]Poliquin, Bruce [R-ME]Polis, Jared [D-CO]Pompeo, Mike [R-KS]Posey, Bill [R-FL]Price, David E. [D-NC]Price, Tom [R-GA]Quigley, Mike [D-IL]Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS]Raskin, Jamie [D-MD]Ratcliffe, John [R-TX]Reed, Tom [R-NY]Reichert, David G. [R-WA]Renacci, James B. [R-OH]Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY]Rice, Tom [R-SC]Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA]Roby, Martha [R-AL]Roe, David P. [R-TN]Rogers, Harold [R-KY]Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL]Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA]Rokita, Todd [R-IN]Rooney, Francis [R-FL]Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL]Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL]Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL]Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL]Rothfus, Keith J. [R-PA]Rouzer, David [R-NC]Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA]Royce, Edward R. [R-CA]Ruiz, Raul [D-CA]Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD]Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL]Russell, Steve [R-OK]Rutherford, John H. [R-FL]Ryan, Paul D. [R-WI]Ryan, Tim [D-OH]Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP]Sanchez, Linda T. [D-CA]Sanford, Mark [R-SC]Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD]Scalise, Steve [R-LA]Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL]Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA]Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL]Schrader, Kurt [D-OR]Schweikert, David [R-AZ]Scott, Austin [R-GA]Scott, David [D-GA]Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA]Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI]Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY]Sessions, Pete [R-TX]Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL]Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH]Sherman, Brad [D-CA]Shimkus, John [R-IL]Shuster, Bill [R-PA]Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID]Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ]Sires, Albio [D-NJ]Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY]Smith, Adam [D-WA]Smith, Adrian [R-NE]Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ]Smith, Jason [R-MO]Smith, Lamar [R-TX]Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA]Soto, Darren [D-FL]Speier, Jackie [D-CA]Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY]Stewart, Chris [R-UT]Stivers, Steve [R-OH]Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY]Swalwell, Eric [D-CA]Takano, Mark [D-CA]Taylor, Scott [R-VA]Tenney, Claudia [R-NY]Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS]Thompson, Glenn [R-PA]Thompson, Mike [D-CA]Thornberry, Mac [R-TX]Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH]Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO]Titus, Dina [D-NV]Tonko, Paul [D-NY]Torres, Norma J. [D-CA]Trott, David A. [R-MI]Tsongas, Niki [D-MA]Turner, Michael R. [R-OH]Upton, Fred [R-MI]Valadao, David G. [R-CA]Vargas, Juan [D-CA]Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX]Vela, Filemon [D-TX]Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY]Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN]Wagner, Ann [R-MO]Walberg, Tim [R-MI]Walden, Greg [R-OR]Walker, Mark [R-NC]Walorski, Jackie [R-IN]Walters, Mimi [R-CA]Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN]Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL]Waters, Maxine [D-CA]Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ]Weber, Randy K., Sr. [R-TX]Webster, Daniel [R-FL]Welch, Peter [D-VT]Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH]Westerman, Bruce [R-AR]Williams, Roger [R-TX]Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL]Wilson, Joe [R-SC]Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA]Womack, Steve [R-AR]Woodall, Rob [R-GA]Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY]Yoder, Kevin [R-KS]Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL]Young, David [R-IA]Young, Don [R-AK]Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY]Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT] By Any Senate Member Alexander, Lamar [R-TN]Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]Barrasso, John [R-WY]Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]Blunt, Roy [R-MO]Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]Boozman, John [R-AR]Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]Burr, Richard [R-NC]Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE]Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]Cochran, Thad [R-MS]Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]Corker, Bob [R-TN]Cornyn, John [R-TX]Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]Cotton, Tom [R-AR]Crapo, Mike [R-ID]Cruz, Ted [R-TX]Daines, Steve [R-MT]Donnelly, Joe [D-IN]Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY]Ernst, Joni [R-IA]Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]Fischer, Deb [R-NE]Flake, Jeff [R-AZ]Franken, Al [D-MN]Gardner, Cory [R-CO]Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]Graham, Lindsey [R-SC]Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA]Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT]Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND]Heller, Dean [R-NV]Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]Hoeven, John [R-ND]Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS]Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]Isakson, Johnny [R-GA]Johnson, Ron [R-WI]Jones, Doug [D-AL]Kaine, Tim [D-VA]Kennedy, John [R-LA]King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]Kyl, Jon [R-AZ]Lankford, James [R-OK]Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]Lee, Mike [R-UT]Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]McCain, John [R-AZ]McCaskill, Claire [D-MO]McConnell, Mitch [R-KY]Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]Moran, Jerry [R-KS]Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]Murray, Patty [D-WA]Nelson, Bill [D-FL]Paul, Rand [R-KY]Perdue, David [R-GA]Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]Portman, Rob [R-OH]Reed, Jack [D-RI]Risch, James E. [R-ID]Roberts, Pat [R-KS]Rounds, Mike [R-SD]Rubio, Marco [R-FL]Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]Sasse, Ben [R-NE]Schatz, Brian [D-HI]Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]Scott, Tim [R-SC]Sessions, Jeff [R-AL]Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL]Smith, Tina [D-MN]Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]Strange, Luther [R-AL]Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]Tester, Jon [D-MT]Thune, John [R-SD]Tillis, Thom [R-NC]Toomey, Pat [R-PA]Udall, Tom [D-NM]Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]Wyden, Ron [D-OR]Young, Todd C. [R-IN]

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H.R.6136 - Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018 ...

Enough is enough.We cannot afford to let these cruel policies go unchecked while lives are being ruined. If elected, I will fight every day to end this inhumane practice. As the son of immigrants with many still in my family, I understand the need to take immediate and proactive steps to combat the cruelty of this administration.

Thats why I made it a priority in California, pushing comprehensive legislation to ensure we are a welcoming sanctuary state.[2] Empty threats from Jeff Sessions and this administration didnt keep California from doing the right thing,[3] and they shouldnt keep the Senate from doing so either. Our Democratic leaders need to stand up and defend DREAMers, prevent billions from being wasted on an ineffective border wall,[4] and work to put an end to mass-deportation.

California deserves a Senator that will take action on immigration now, not one that will be patient while people across our country are ripped from their homes. We need someone with a record of defending immigrants to stand up to President Trump and fight for California values. If elected, I will make it my mission to fight every day and ensure that we have a just and humane immigration system.

[1] Arrests of immigrants, especially non-criminals, way up in Trump's first year, Tal Kopan, CNN, 2/23/2018

[2] A good compromise will result in California becoming a 'sanctuary state', George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 9/14/2017

[3] Jeff Sessions Scolds California in Immigration Speech: We Have a Problem, Thomas Fuller, New York Times, 3/7/2018

[4] A Costly, Ineffective, and Divisive Border Wall Doesnt Belong in a National Security Appropriation, David Bier, CATO Institute, 11/28/2016

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Immigration Reform Kevin de Len for Senate

Immigrants are an important part of our districts and nations history, culture and economy. However, our current immigration system is broken. There are more than 11 million undocumented residents living within our borders.

Its time we fix our broken immigration system. We cannot do this through more piecemeal steps. We need to take a comprehensive approach that solves the whole problem.

Were a nation of laws. And its important that we enforce those laws. Immigration reform must strengthen our borders and be fair to U.S. taxpayers.

Were also a nation of immigrants. More than a million immigrants come to our country every year in search of greater opportunities for themselves and their families. They strengthen our nation and contribute to our economy. Reforms should allow immigrants to earn the right to join us as fully participating taxpayers. We should establish a streamlined program for temporary workers, and address unauthorized immigrants who are currently in our country by creating an earned path to citizenship that requires steps like passing a background check, paying a reasonable fine and back taxes, and going to the back of the line behind those who are playing by the rules while continuing to live and work in the U.S.

As Congress take up comprehensive immigration reform, I will work to include policies that will: Strengthen our borders, provide the appropriate number of border patrol agents and supply them with the resources and technology they need to protect our land and maritime borders; Focus enforcement of our immigration laws on criminals and national security threats, including transnational crime and drug traffickers; Give local law enforcement more flexibility in complying with the Department of Homeland Securitys Secure Communities Program. Expedite the naturalization process for our military personnel, veterans, and their families; Reform our current seasonal worker visa program and give agricultural workers the ability to earn legal status provided they meet certain requirements, such as paying taxes and any fines; Enact into law President Obamas deferred action policy for individuals brought to this country as children, who are under the age of 30 and pose no criminal or security threat (the so-called DREAMers); Provide immigration benefits to same-sex couples; Reduce the backlog of visa applications that have been pending for extended periods of time, while ensuring that background checks are conducted to protect our national security.Immigration reform is a top priority for our district and nation, and I will continue my work on comprehensive reform that strengthens our borders, is fair to taxpayers, allows children of immigrants to get a college education, provides an earned pathway to citizenship for families whove been here for generations, and establishes a guest worker program for those here doing the jobs Americans dont want to do.

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Immigration Reform | Congressman Mike Thompson

The Issues

Our nations immigrants are the constant reinvigoration of America. Each wave of newcomers brings their patriotism, bravery and determination to succeed to our shores and in doing so, makes America more American. As students and servicemembers, entrepreneurs and public servants, parents and neighbors, these new Americans affirm our countrys fundamental, founding truth: that in diversity, lies strength.

Yet President Trump and Congressional Republicans continue to push a hateful, harmful anti-immigrant agenda that instills fear in our communities and weakens our country. Instead of respecting the hard-working men and women who want to contribute to our nation, Republicans are trying to make American taxpayers pay for an immoral, ineffective and expensive border wall. At the same time, the Trump Administration is unleashing a cruel deportation force that is tearing apart families across America.

We must reject these senseless and destructive policies. Democrats remain committed to passing comprehensive immigration reform that recognizes and embraces the talents and contributions of our immigrants. We will continue to work toward a comprehensive solution for our countrys broken immigration system, and we will never stop fighting to ensure that America remains a land of opportunity for those who work hard, abide by our laws and dare to dream.

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Immigration Reform - Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi

Democrats believe immigration is not just a problem to be solved, it is a defining aspect of the American character and our shared history.

-Democratic Party Platform

Democrats are fighting for every immigrant who feels threatened by Donald Trumps election. We will not stand by and watch families be torn apart Democrats in Congress and in states and cities across the country are already standing up to Trumps hatred and bigotry to defend their immigrant neighbors.

Thanks to President Obama, hundreds of thousands of DREAMers have been able to receive a temporary status that allows them to study, work, pay taxes, and contribute to the communities they grew up in. His administration has made a tremendous difference by prioritizing immigration enforcement so that it is focused on those with criminal records and doesnt arbitrarily separate families, and Democrats are fighting to protect that progress.

Democrats will continue to work toward comprehensive immigration reform that fixes our nations broken immigration system, improves border security, prioritizes enforcement so we are targeting criminals not families, keeps families together, and strengthens our economy.

Democrats know the importance of our countrys history as a nation of immigrants. We honor our fundamental values by treating all people who come to the United States with dignity and respect, and we always seek to embrace not to to attack immigrants.

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Democrats.org: Change that Matters