Federal Action Needed On Immigration

Floor Speech

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to discuss an important issue facing our country, and that's the issue of immigration. The lack of Federal action and the failure of the Federal Government to establish the rule of law has completely and utterly failed so severely that States are trying to take Federal law into their own hands.

On the right you have States like Arizona, which has passed a law that allows for racial and ethnic profiling. On the left you have States contending with whether they issue driver's licenses or in-state tuition to our growing undocumented population.

This is a Federal failure. It is our failure. Congress needs to act now. We should not have 10 million, 15 million, 20 million undocumented immigrants in our country. It strains law enforcement, undermines wages for our working families, and is a very real security threat.

I am a proud cosponsor of comprehensive immigration reform in the House. Bipartisan efforts are also underway in the Senate. I urge my colleagues to join me in demanding comprehensive immigration reform now.

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