The administration's inhumane treatment of migrants must be viewed in the context of broader problems deep within the culture of our immigration enforcement system.

If you step on the soil of the United States, they should be respected for those rights.

they were actually trying to displace longstanding Mexican-American communities that had formally been a part of Mexico.

Their presence adds to the overall false narrative of a crisis and threat of an invasion at our border, which is simply not true.

We are seeking $100 million in damages for her death. A Border Patrol agent shot her while she was hiding in a ravine.

I think that provides dramatic evidence that some of what you have already been talking about, which is that once you took Shelby County v. Holder--took that umbrella away from the rainstorm you started to see a proliferation of Voting…

I think it would be important--you think it would be important--to refer again to the importance of, one, not criminalizing voting, but two, to ensure ex-felons can vote and that it should be clearly stated.

The lesson that we learn here is that maintaining our rights requires vigilance.

Thank you. That is the record that we are trying to create.

I would almost consider it a birthright, and in this historic town where I am reminded of the message of, I am a man--I am an American--I am a woman--I am an Native American--I am an African American--I am an individual deserving of that…

Voting has nothing to do with party affiliation or partisanship. I would almost consider it a birthright.

And I thank you very much.

I want to likewise thank the purity of voting.

Redistricting definitely would be very critical to communities of color. Georgia, as you know, based on Census data, is going to be a majority minority state.

But I want to really highlight the Indian Nation in terms of the language concerns and the threatening atmosphere that pulls opportunity in voting under the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendment by where we are today.

I think the voting rights--H.R. 4, H.R. 1--are so crucial, because if it can stand it means that it can operate in spite of changing administrations.

We have seen a downward spiral of voter empowerment since Shelby.

It is critical that we have that oversight protection to be able to get people that were represented--that we want to represent us, especially for communities of color.