Lujan Grisham Statement on Senate Passage of Comprehensive Immigration Reform

Statement

U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01), the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Whip, today released the following statement after the U.S. Senate passed the "Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act" (S. 744) by a bipartisan vote of 68-32:

"Today's Senate vote sends a strong message that the time for comprehensive immigration reform is right now. The Senate has passed a landmark bill with overwhelming bipartisan support, and now the House must do the same. New Mexicans and Americans want comprehensive reform that keeps families together, provides a tough but fair pathway to citizenship, enhances border security and is in line with our core American values.

"One by one, the arguments against immigration reform have been debunked by facts, logic and commonsense. Last week, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office determined that the Senate bill will reduce the federal budget deficit by nearly $1 trillion over the next two decades, providing further proof that immigration reform is good for the economy, good for businesses and good for job creation.

"Now the House must do its job so we can send a comprehensive immigration reform bill to the President's desk and finally fix our broken immigration system."

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