May 14, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 80 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      SUPPORTING E-2 VISA HOLDERS

  (Mr. RUTHERFORD asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. RUTHERFORD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the E-2 visa 
holders and their families who have been ignored by our Nation's 
immigration laws.
  E-2 visa holders are required to be business owners, job creators, 
and risk takers. They are filled with the American spirit that makes 
this country great. And yet, their children are unfairly forced to 
leave this country on their 21st birthday.
  The E-2 children have no protection, no leniency, and unlike DACA 
recipients, they receive no attention from the mainstream media.
  We cannot continue to put the children of illegal aliens before the 
children of legal aliens. That is why I introduced the E-2 Visa 
Improvement Act, which will do two things: create a path to legal 
permanent residency after 10 years in the U.S., and allow children of 
E-2 visa holders to stay in the country until 26 years of age and to 
apply for work authorization.
  I urge my colleagues to support these simple, commonsense reforms 
that will make a huge difference in the lives of law-abiding immigrants 
who are hiring and helping carry our economy forward.

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