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King, Steven "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Iowa
FOR FIVE MINUTES. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I THANK THE WITNESSES FOR YOUR TESTIMONY. THIS HAS BEEN AN ENGAGING HEARING. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO...
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| 00:01:11 |
Wadhwa, Vivek - Research Director
JUST AMERICAN SOCIETY BUT GLOBAL SOCIETY AND HAS. BUT WHAT I NOTICE IN THE DIALOGUE IT'S CREPT IN ALMOST ALL OF AMERICAN SOCIETY IS WE'RE NOT SEPARATING...
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| 00:02:50 |
Castro, Julian - Mayor
I SUPPORT. I'D TURNTON MAYOR CASTRO. I RECALL YOU MENTIONED WE CAN HAVE BOTH SKILLED WORKERS AND UNSKILLED WORKERS AND FAMILY REUNIFICATION. SO WHEN...
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| 00:04:21 |
King, Steven "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Iowa
WELL, I THINK THAT YOU AND I AGREE THAT OUR IMMIGRATION POLICY SHOULD ENHANCE THE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL WELL-BEING OF THE UNITED STATES. >> THANK YOU. >>
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| 00:04:30 |
Teitelbaum, Michael S. - Fellow
I BELIEVE THAT IT HAS BEEN SHOWN THAT IMMIGRANTS, HIGH SKILLED IMMIGRANTS AND WHAT YOU WOULD CONSIDER LOW SKILLED IMMIGRANTS DO BENEFIT THE ECONOMIC...
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| 00:05:42 |
Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
STRUCTURE THAT WE SEE IN THE UNITED STATES WOULD BE DRAMATICALLY DIFFERENT IF THE PROMISE OF THE '86 AND NECESSITY ACT HAD BEEN UPHELD. >> YES, THERE...
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| 00:08:31 |
Wadhwa, Vivek - Research Director
HEARING AND SAY WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO ME, SHOULD WE LOOK TO THE PROMISE OF AMERICA FOR EVERYONE, AFRICAN-AMERICANS, ASIANS, HISPANICS, SHOULD THAT...
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| 00:10:02 |
Castro, Julian - Mayor
FACILITY WAS BUILT ON AND HER CHILD WAS A DOCUMENTED INDIVIDUAL. CAN YOU SPEAK TO THE HORROR OF US NOT DOING COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM, THE...
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| 00:12:01 |
Gohmert, Louis "Louie" B. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
EXPIRED. THE GENTLEMAN FROM THE TEXAS MR. GOHMERT IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN AND TO THE WITNESSES FOR BEING HERE TODAY....
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| 00:14:08 |
Castro, Julian - Mayor
YOU'RE BRINGING INNING TO WORK TEMPORARILY? I'M LOOKING FOR GROUNDS FOR COMPROMISE WHERE WE COULD WORK SOMETHING OUT SO WE ACCOMMODATE THOSE WHO NEED...
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| 00:17:33 |
Chu, Judy - U.S. Representative, [D] California
CARE. SO I BELIEVE THAT A LOT OF THAT HAS BEEN RESOLVED BY THE LAW THAT'S IN PLACE. >> YOU'RE PROBABLY AWARE THAT WE DO HAVE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES THAT...
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| 00:18:46 |
Castro, Julian - Mayor
WITH THEIR PARENTS AND ADULT CHILDREN LIVING IN MEXICO HAVE BEEN WAITING 19 YEARS TO BE REUNITED WITH FAMILIES. AMERICANS REALLY I BELIEVE SHOULDN'T...
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| 00:20:56 |
Wadhwa, Vivek - Research Director
CLASS CITIZENS THAT THEIR SPOUSES ARE NOT ALLOWED TO WORK AND DEPENDING ON THE STATE THEY LIVE, THEY MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO GET DRIVER'S LICENSES OR OPEN...
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| 00:22:40 |
Arora, Puneet S. M.D. - Vice President
FAMILIES ARE ABLE TO WORK TOGETHER AND THROUGH THEIR COMBINED FORCES PAY TAXES BUY HOMES AND START JOB CREATING BUSINESSES. I WAS INTERESTED IN ONE OF...
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| 00:24:21 |
Goodlatte, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
PRIVILEGE. NOT ONLY THAT. >> DOCTOR, YOU HAVE TO SUMMARIZE. OUR TIME HAS EXPIRED LONG AGO. >> I AGREE WITH YOU COMPLETELY. IT'S A BIG PROBLEM. I...
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| 00:25:25 |
Poe, Ted - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
LOOK AT IMMIGRATION REFORM BECAUSE INDIVIDUALS ON THAT WILL QUALIFY FOR BENEFITS WHICH COULD BE AS YOU KNOW FOR AS MANY AS 10 MILLION PEOPLE VERY,...
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| 00:28:06 |
Castro, Julian - Mayor
LEGAL ENTRY VISA, A CARD WITH BIO METRICS, DIFFERENT -- SLIDES, YOU KNOW WHO WHO THAT PERSON IS, THEY HAVE PERMISSION TO GO TO OREGON FOR SIX MONTHS....
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| 00:30:30 |
Wadhwa, Vivek - Research Director
ON IMPROVING THE LEGAL VISA SYSTEM SO IT'S MORE SECURE? WHY WOULD THAT GO HOME? THEY'RE IN TEXAS. >> I CERTAINLY AGREE WITH YOU THERE THERE. >> WE MAY...
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| 00:31:26 |
Bass, Karen - U.S. Representative, [D] California
WE MAY HAVE TO BITE THE BULLET OVER HERE. >> THANK YOU, I YIELD BACK MY TIME. WE TURN NOW TO THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, WITH MY APOLLOGY APOLOGIES...
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| 00:32:06 |
Castro, Julian - Mayor
PATHWAY TO CITIZENSHIP, AND PEOPLE WHO ARE UNDOCUMENTED HERE AT THE END OF THE LINE, WHAT THEY HAVE TO PAY THEIR TAXES, PAY FINES. SOMETIMES I THINK...
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| 00:35:51 |
Teitelbaum, Michael S. - Fellow
HOW IF UNSKILLED WORKERS WERE NOT ALLOWED IN THE COUNTRY, OR WERE REMOVED, THAT MAYBE GROWERS WOULD MAKE DIFFERENT DECISIONS ABOUT WHAT THEY WOULD...
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| 00:37:48 |
Gowdy, Trey - U.S. Representative, [R] South Carolina
INTENSIVE IS THE LABOR NEEDED FOR A GIVEN CROP. >> SO WALNUTS, DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER EXAMPLES OF CROPS THAT DO NOT -- >> THERE ARE MANY THAT ARE LABOR...
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| 00:38:10 |
Castro, Julian - Mayor
THE IMMIGRATION AND BORDER SECURITY SUB COMMITTEE. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, I WANT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND YOU FULLY AND CORRECTLY. CAN YOU SUPPORT...
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| 00:47:02 |
Richmond, Cedric L - U.S. Representative, [D] Louisiana
THAT WAS PROBABLY MY BIGGEST CONCERN ESPECIALLY WHEN I HEAR THE CONVERSATION ABOUT THE CATEGORY FOR DIVERSITY BEING MAYBE REDUCED OR ELIMINATED COMPLETELY...
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| 00:47:52 |
Wadhwa, Vivek - Research Director
BETTER LIFE. SO THOSE ARE PROBABLY MY BIGGEST CONCERNS WHEN WE LOOK AT THE PRECEDENT SET. WE HAVE ECONOMIC PROBLEMS, AND WE'RE GETTING OUT OF THEM...
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| 00:49:24 |
Teitelbaum, Michael S. - Fellow
HERE FOR 30 YEARS HAPPILY. YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE CITIZENSHIP TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT FOR PEOPLE. LET'S SOLVE THE PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED. >> MY WIFE LIVED...
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| 00:50:33 |
Labrador, Raul R. - U.S. Representative, [R] Idaho
THE COMMISSION SAID WE SHOULD SET THEM AND DELIVER ON THEM. AND IT FELT THEN, AND I THINK WE COULD SAY NOW, IT DOES NOT RISE TO THAT LEVEL OF PRIORITY...
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| 00:51:18 |
Teitelbaum, Michael S. - Fellow
FAIR TO THE 11 MILLION PEOPLE OR SO THAT HAVE BEEN HERE LEGALLY. SO I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS. YOU SPOKE ABOUT THE SIBLING CATEGORY IN YOUR...
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| 00:55:17 |
Castro, Julian - Mayor
LEGAL, THEY WANT TO WORK, TRAVEL, AND FEEL LIKE THEY'RE BEING TREATED WITH DIGNITY. NOT VERY MANY PEOPLE TOLD ME I WANT TO BE A CITIZEN, I HAVE TO...
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| 00:56:31 |
Gutierrez, Luis - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
CITIZENSHIP. IF WE WANT A POLICY SOLUTION, I THINK THERE IS A GOOD WAY HERE IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR US TO COME TOGETHER, HAVE A PRAGMATIC...
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| 01:02:51 |
Goodlatte, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
LEAVE. >> JUST SO ANY OF YOU ARE NOT IN DOUBT ABOUT THE RULES OF THE COMMITTEE, I WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW THAT THE HOUSE RULES PROVIDES THAT THE CHAIRMAN...
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| 01:03:34 |
Issa, Darrell - U.S. Representative, [R] California
RESOLVE THIS IS THROUGH DISCUSSION AND CAREFUL DELIBERATION ABOUT THE ISSUES, NOT BY DISRUPTING EFFORTS TO EDUCATE THE MEMBERS OF THIS COMMITTEE AND...
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| 01:04:43 |
Teitelbaum, Michael S. - Fellow
OF OPPORTUNITY. I DO HAVE SOME CONCERNS FROM EARLIER. I WANT TO ASSOCIATE MYSELF -- I HEARD YOU SAY THAT WE SHOULD GROW DIFFERENT CROPS, IS THAT WHAT...
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| 01:10:08 |
DelBene, Suzan - U.S. Representative, [D] Washington
YOU LOOK AT CANADA, FOR LOW SKILL LABOR, THAT'S NOT A BAD SOLUTION, IT'S A GOOD SOLUTION. FOR HIGH-SKILL YOU CAN'T DO THAT. >> WE WANT THEM HERE PERMANENTLY,...
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| 01:10:44 |
Wadhwa, Vivek - Research Director
OF BIO MEDICAL INDUSTRIES, SO IMMIGRATION IS VERY IMPORTANT FROM MANY ASPECTS. I WANTED TO START WITH YOU, AND WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT H 1RKS BE BUT ALSO...
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| 01:12:42 |
DelBene, Suzan - U.S. Representative, [D] Washington
THAT'S THE ONE THING WE NEED TO FIX. THAT WOULD LEAD TO A BIG BOOM IN START UPS. RIGHT NOW IT DOESN'T WORK BECAUSE THE RESEARCHERS CAN'T GET RESIDENT...
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| 01:13:00 |
Arora, Puneet S. M.D. - Vice President
IT SLOWED DOWN AMERICAN INNOVATION FOR NO REASON WHATSOEVER. >> OBVIOUSLY WE TALK A LOT ABOUT TECHNOLOGY AND WE FORGET THERE IS MANY NEEDS IN HEALTH CARE,...
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| 01:15:02 |
Teitelbaum, Michael S. - Fellow
WORKERS, AND I KNOW WE SPOKE ABOUT THE DAIRY WORLD, BUT THESE ARE NOT SEASONAL WORKERS, THEY'RE YEAR-ROUND WORKERS, AND FOLKS ARE STRUGGLING TO MAKE...
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| 01:16:35 |
Farenthold, Blake Randolph - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
MORE. IT'S A DIFFERENT WORKFORCE NOW. DID WE REALLY GO TO THE SAME COLLEGE? >> WE DID, IN PORTLAND. >> I THANK THE GENTLEWOMAN. I RECOGNIZE THE JENTLEMAN...
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| 01:19:14 |
Castro, Julian - Mayor
AND THEY HAVE DONE IT TWICE, I'LL WAIT THEM OUT, AND WE CREATE THIS UNDERCLASS OF PEOPLE THAT CAN'T HAVE A REAL JOB THAT ARE SELLING BOOTLEGGED...
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| 01:22:02 |
Garcia, Joe - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
AND TO BE SURE THAT PEOPLE DON'T OVERSTAY THEIR VISAS. >> I JUST DON'T SEE HOW YOU DO THAT WITHOUT EVERY THAT COMES OVER HERE TO SEE THE STATUTE OF LIBERTY,...
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| 01:23:14 |
Wadhwa, Vivek - Research Director
YOU AGREE THAT THE SUFFERING IS ALSO BEING VISITED ON IMMIGRANTS THAT ARE ALREADY IN THIS COUNTRY THAT DON'T HAVE DOCUMENTATION. FAMILIES BEING SEPARATED...
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| 01:25:12 |
Teitelbaum, Michael S. - Fellow
A HISTORY OF ANY COUNTRY THAT WAS SUCCESSFUL AND DIDN'T HAVE IMMIGRATION? I BELIEVE THAT FROMEVERY NATION THAT'S A WINNER NATION HAS IMMIGRATION, CORRECT?...
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| 01:25:52 |
Arora, Puneet S. M.D. - Vice President
DAUGHTER'S NAME IS EM MA MA. >> YOU SPENT HOW MANY YEARS TRYING TO MAKE YOUR STATUS PERMANENT? >> MORE THAN A
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| 01:26:03 |
Garcia, Joe - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
15. >> AND YOU WOULD AGREE THAT IS NOT A PARTICULARLY FAVORABLE PLACE TO BE? AND YOU WOULD AGREE THAT THOSE, EVEN LIKE YOURSELF, HIGHLY TECHNICAL, MAKING...
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| 01:26:49 |
Holding, George - U.S. Representative, [R] North Carolina
CITY, MAYOR YOU WOULD LOVE MORE PEOPLE TO BE REGISTERED TO VOTE, BUT THEY'RE NOT. IT'S A CHOICE THAT PEOPLE MAKE JUST LIKE CITIZENSHIP, CORRECT? >>...
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| 01:27:13 |
Castro, Julian - Mayor
TO FINDING A MIDDLE GROUND, SOMETHING SHORT OF FULL CITIZENSHIP. BUT I ASK YOU, IF YOU WERE AN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT, AND THE UNITED STATES WAS ACTUALLY...
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| 01:30:25 |
Wadhwa, Vivek - Research Director
IN AUSTRALIA. GIVE US JUST A LITTLE SNAPSHOT OF IF ONE WAS A U.S. CITIZEN ENGINEER AND WANTED TO GO TO AUSTRALIA AND MANAGE A BILLION DOLLAR CONSTRUCTION...
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| 01:32:02 |
Jeffries, Hakeem - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
HAPPENING. SETTING UP OFFSHORING HAVES IN INDIA, CHINA AND VANCOUVER IS, EVERYWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD SEPTEMBER SILICON VALLEY. WE WANT THE PEOPLE HERE...
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| 01:34:40 |
Wadhwa, Vivek - Research Director
CITY. WOULD YOU AGREE, BASED ON YOUR OWN EXPERIENCES HERE IN AMERICA THAT THE NOTION OF FAMILY UNIFICATION OF THE UNIT BEING TOGETHER HAS BEEN AND...
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| 01:37:05 |
Castro, Julian - Mayor
CHECK, PAID BACK TAXES, PAID A FINE, PERHAPS GOTTEN AN EDUCATION, PERHAPS SERVED IN THE MILITARY, AND GOTTEN TO THE BACK OF A VERY LONG LINE. COULD...
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| 01:37:48 |
Collins, Doug - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
CITIZENSHIP. THE ALTERNATIVE TRULY IS A RECIPE FOR CREATING A CLASS OF SECOND CLASS NONCITIZENS IN THE UNITED STATES. >> THANK YOU. >> AND LAST BUT NOT...
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| 01:40:22 |
Castro, Julian - Mayor
NOT COMPROMISING BECAUSE TWHOES NEVER EXIST. IT'S A FANTASY. YOU ALSO HAVE STATED IN THIS THAT YOU FELT IT WAS IN THE NATION'S BEST INTERESTS FOR A...
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| 01:43:18 |
Wadhwa, Vivek - Research Director
THEY DO HARD WORK, AS WELL, THEY GET UP AND GO TO WORK EVERY DAY. WE'VE GOT TO FIND A BALANCE FOR THE TWO, NEVER FORGETTING WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT....
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| 01:43:54 |
Collins, Doug - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
LET'S GIVE IT TO THEM IMMEDIATELY WITHOUT WASTING TIME. WE'RE MAKING THIS COUNTRY SUFFER THROUGH NEEDLESS DEBATES WHEN IT CAN BE RESOLVED RIGHT NOW. ...
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| 01:44:09 |
Goodlatte, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
VIEW. THE PAIN CONCERN WE'VE GOT TO HAVE HERE IS LET'S NOT TRAP OURSELVES INTO DEFINITIONAL REASONS OF COMPREHENSIVE OR OTHER THINGS THAT EXCLUDE...
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| 01:46:23 |
Goodlatte, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
SEATS. I'D LIKE TO THANK OUR FIRST PANEL FOR THEIR TIME AND NOW TURN TO OUR SECOND GROUP OF WITNESSES. THE HEARING ROOM WILL BE IN ORDER. OUR FIRST...
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