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Comprehensive Immigration Reform

The United States is a nation of immigrants, and we recognize the contributions made by Americans who came to this country from all over the world to make a new home and pursue the American Dream.

The United States is a nation of immigrants, and we recognize the contributions made by Americans who came to this country from all over the world to make a new home and pursue the American Dream. That’s why House Democrats continue to work for common sense, comprehensive, and balanced immigration reform: reform that secures our borders, respects the rule of law, and provides immigrants with a fair chance of achieving the American Dream. We believe that if you work hard and play by the rules, you should have a chance at building a future here in America. Comprehensive immigration reform would be good for the American economy and help our fiscal outlook. House Democrats have worked to establish a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers and T.P.S. and D.E.D. status holders by twice-passing the bipartisan American Dream and Promise Act, which Republicans continue to obstruct in the Senate. House Democrats also passed the Farm Workforce Modernization Act to reform the H-2A guestworker program to allow those contributing to our agricultural economy to remain in America. President Biden has taken action to restore the DACA program, end wasteful spending on an ineffective border wall, and reaffirm America’s values. Democrats will continue to partner with the Biden Administration to help Dreamers, fix American’s broken immigration system and ensure that it strengthens America and grows our economy.


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The question is: he refuses to put on the Floor a bipartisan bill, to give the House even the opportunity to consider a bill that is supported by 240 Members of this House. 
The President seems very confused as to why Republicans are in utter disarray over immigration, so Mr. Hoyer cleared some things up today:
Speaker Ryan could’ve let the House work its will through a bipartisan process – it would have been a whole lot less embarrassing than the complete chaos and disarray that is taking place now. But once again, Republican leadership chose a partisan path, can’t get to 218, and are now delaying a vote on a partisan bill. Another day in the well-oiled machine that is the GOP Congress:
I don’t have a white coat on, I’m not a doctor, I’m not a med student, I’m not a psychiatrist, or a psychologist, or a nurse practitioner.
Mr. Speaker, these rules would mark the capitulation by a large number of Republicans who, for a time, reflected the views of 86% of the American people and the hopes of the DREAMers those Americans support.
Opposition to Speaker Ryan’s anti-immigrant bill is growing. Despite his claims, it’s clear that the bill does not solve the family separation crisis and 350 organizations are speaking out against it. 
 
How’s the GOP Whip effort on the two anti-immigrant bills coming to the Floor today?
[The President’s executive order] really doesn't change very much of the reality on the ground. It simply says that children can be incarcerated in a prison-like context, pending a determination of the individuals’ claim of asylum.
For the past two weeks, President Trump has said over and over again that his hands were tied and that only Congress could end the separation of families seeking asylum at our borders.