Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I rise today to highlight the disaster at our southern border and how it is affecting our children. This afternoon, I want to read a letter on the House floor from a young constituent of mine, Mitch, an 11-year-old from San Tan Valley, Arizona, and he had this to say: ``Dr. Gosar, we moved to San Tan Valley a couple of years ago from Flagstaff. I am 11 years old and, I want to let you know how illegal immigration is affecting me. ``My classes are overcrowded. The teachers have to spend more time on other children to make sure they are able to take the State-mandated tests. This is taking time away from my education. Yes, they need to be educated if they are here; however, why should I lose instructional time because of the laws?'' He goes on further to say: ``Do you know what is being done to help with smaller class sizes? Where are we with border control? ``My education is important to me. I want to be successful in life. The tensions are high at my school because of the illegal immigrants. This is how racism is perpetuated, not prevented. ``I will be going to a private charter this fall; however, I am still concerned because my future wife may not be so lucky to escape this problem. My friends are not all able to switch schools. ``This is not the way it should be. Please hear me. I hope that you can offer guidance. No one knows what the answer is.'' This is how it is affecting students, and I submit, it is a sad state of affairs in southern Arizona.…”