Issue Position: Comprehensive Immigration Reform Long Over-Due

Issue Position

Passing comprehensive immigration reform should have been accomplished years ago, but remains stalled with the Republican majority in Congress. In addition to blocking progress on the DREAM Act, Republicans have introduced a string of anti-immigrant bills. As a four-time sponsor of the DREAM Act, I believe exemplary young people willing to work hard deserve a chance to succeed in college.

It has been more that a year since that U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan comprehensive immigration reform bill to fix our broken immigration system. Instead of allowing a vote on this legislation, House Republican leaders have prevented the House from considering this or any other meaningful comprehensive immigration legislation. The House needs to act now so that those who are willing to pay a fine and play by the rules can be afforded a path to citizenship.

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