Immigration Reform

Floor Speech

Mr. VARGAS. Mr. Speaker, yesterday, we returned from our district work period, or spring recess, although really what it was for most of us was the opportunity to be back during Passover and the week leading up to Easter. And for those of us like myself that love celebrating our faith, we go to our synagogues and churches to hear more about the things we believe.

This time, what I heard most from religious leaders was how we were letting down the teachings of the Holy Scriptures by not doing what was commanded in Leviticus 19:

You shall treat the alien who resides with you no differently than the natives born among you.

Or, what we hear Jesus teaching in Matthew 25:

For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me.

Let's heed what our religious leaders are pleading with us to do and pass comprehensive immigration reform.

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