as of now it only aplays to two categories. one, terrorism, and two, controlled substance terrificers. so to expand that category is a real alienation, and i do intend the play on words. and then the very real threat of the foreclosure of appeal. what i mean when i say that, right now, especially in the ninth circuit, we have a favorable circuit court of appeals. and what congress has chosen to do in 2007 and 2008 is propose a structure by which the ninth would be split into the ninth and a new circuit court of appeals. >> i have to ask you to finish. thank you. you can finish your statement if you can and then your time is up. >> very good. the last issue you may wish to consider is appeals would otherwise be considered under another proposal, all to go to the d.c. circuit court of appeals, which has no specialization in immigration. thank you for your time. >> thank you for your comments. next speaker, please? >> geeping, commissioners. my name is bar tholmue murphy. i am the chairman for the year national immigration reform.

he is joined, before you aplayed for him, i want you to also acknowledge a member of this committee, the chairman of subcommittee on elementary, secondary and early childhood education, elementary and secondary education, congressman -- chairman dale kildee of michigan. . now i'm pleased to introduce kathy johnson who will tell us what this legislation means to her school district in ohio. kathy? >> thank you. good afternoon. i am cathy johnson, a school board member from the southwestern city school district in ohio which educates nearly 21,000 students and is the sixth largest district in the state. in spite of a governor who champions education and a state legislature that worked with him to ps a comprehensive education reform law called the education opportunity act, the economy has forced school districts, including mine, to make budget cuts. in my case that includes two school closures in the last school year and teacher and staff reductions for the current fiscal year. however, the house's passage of the education jobs fund today will enable school districts like southwestern