By Joanne Lin, Washington Legislative Office

Imagine a child alone in immigration court – defenseless – representing herself against a government prosecutor, standing before an immigration judge, and trying, in a language she does not speak, to make a case for her life. Unfortunately, this horrifying scene takes place regularly across the country and Congress is currently debating legislation that could make an unhappy ending to this scene even more likely.

There is already a clear picture of the House majority's agenda – block the immigration executive actions announced last November by President Barack Obama.