A U.S. Congress that faces big tasks on immigration has few immigrants within its ranks, report shows
That 3% in Congress is far lower than the U.S. as a whole, where 14% are foreign-born.
Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa., arrives for a House Armed Services Committee budget hearing in Washington in 2019. She's one of a limited number of people in Congress who are either immigrants or the children of immigrants. Her father immigrated to the U.S. from Poland when he was a boy.Read moreAndrew Harnik / AP File
