Providing for Consideration of H.R. 37, Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act; Providing for Consideration of H.R. 185, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015; and Providing for Consideration for H.R. 240, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015

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Mr. DOGGETT. Mr. Speaker, the Republicans offer a very clear
immigration plan today: Deportation now. Deportation tomorrow.
Deportation forever.

They don't just want to roll back what the President has recently
done with pro-family action; they would roll back previous protection
for our DREAMers, young adults brought here as children, who have so
much to offer. Republicans would deny them that opportunity, just as
they would deny an opportunity for families that pay their taxes, work
hard, and pass a criminal background check--they would deny them an
opportunity to stay together.

Republicans want to deport Pedro. Pedro is a young man who came to
America at age three. He excelled in school. He graduated near the top
of his class at the University of Texas. And he hopes to work for the
district attorney's office, securing our community from crime, or in
some other public service. This bill does not just deny
opportunity to Pedro; it denies our entire community the opportunity to
benefit from his talents. I say let these DREAMers help us build a
better and stronger America.

Sadly, we have had so many broken promises in this House that the day
would come when people of goodwill in both parties could come together
and consider broader reform. Yet we are still denied that opportunity.
Republican leaders have apparently given up on resolving the broken
immigration system. They will stop at nothing to avoid doing anything.

This amended bill would deny the right to learn, the right to work.
It would deny hope for so many of these young people who pledge
allegiance to America, who have so much to offer. Pandering to angry
isolationists is not a sound immigration policy. It is not what this
country, where the Statue of Liberty stands so tall, is all about.

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