H.R. 6136 would have ended the visa lottery program – a legal and effective program that treats immigrants from different regions of the globe equally and carefully vets applicants before they are granted green cards.
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Today I voted no on the immigration bill that was defeated in the House. Here’s why:
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This bill would have also ended the program that allows U.S. citizens to sponsor their siblings and married children for legal immigration to the U.S.
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It also would have made it more difficult for people fleeing violence and persecution in their home countries to seek asylum in the U.S. – a tenet our country was founded upon and that U.S. immigration law guarantees.
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H.R. 6136 was no “compromise” as the Republicans claimed – it was an attempt to cut down on legal immigration while addressing none of the real issues with our current immigration policy.
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