Why would they do that?

Denying science leads to a denial that we can actually tackle this problem.

Minority communities are disproportionately impacted first and foremost, but we will not be the last communities that are disproportionately impacted.

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they lack credibility, right, because they say one thing and do another

this administration tends to make decisions in a very rash way without a lot of thought

Skid Row didn't come out of nowhere. It was a strategic strategy by the City of LA and the County to push and force people who were homeless into a specific area.

There is no other State that has this type of problem.

Like it or not, everybody is responsible.

The question is, what are we going to do about it?

This is an issue that unfortunately has been going on for decades, right?

I feel your anger. I think the American people should also feel your anger.

More concerning is that the 2020 census' increased reliance on technology.

All these barriers make the enumeration in my district difficult, making it one of the hardest-to-count districts in the country.

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On July 19, surrounded by loved ones, the city of Los Angeles lost a giant. His name was Henry Lozano. Madam Speaker, I simply don't have enough time to recount all of Henry's achievements or the profound impact he had on our district and…

this is an important issue for all of us.

I believe that the citizenship question would have had a huge negative impact on the count.

While the citizenship question is over, I believe the ramifications of the question still remain.

Historically, communities of color and immigrant communities have been under-counted, while non-Hispanic whites have had a higher count.

My point--that's exactly my point. Everybody always makes it seem that this is like--that there's this big magnet that draws immigrants to this country and it's just here.

Sometimes when the hard lines of--like zero tolerance-- people think that that's going to solve the problem. It's not, you know.

I believe Venezuela has a different issue and we have to get money to that country, but that complicates the situation.

The Census can be used to either marginalize or to empower communities. This President decided on the path of marginalization. They did that by coming up with an idea to silence the voices of immigrant communities throughout the country by…

And they know about the conditions on the border, they know about the risk that they are taking, but they are leaving some desperate situations. So the way you make it so that they don't want to leave is that you make things better for…