Immediate Passage of Comprehensive Immigration Reform

Floor Speech

Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of passage of immigration reform, but I also want to talk about the humanitarian disaster that continues to unfold on the Nation's southern borders.

Tens of thousands of unaccompanied minors are fleeing to America from the drug war raging in the streets of the cities and towns where they live, in Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador.

Those children fortunate enough to survive the treacherous journey to America are not illegals. They are children who need America's mercy and our humanitarian assistance. Immediate deportation without a chance for a fair hearing on their refugee status is morally repugnant and just plain wrong.

This week, the President requested over $3 billion to deal with this crisis that is a direct consequence of the drug war which America is waging south of the border. Congress must act. America should act as the Good Samaritan.

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