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Mark Takano: On Mother's Day, I have a message for all the mothers who were separated from their children at our border after…

On the recordMay 9, 2019
On Mother's Day, I have a message for all the mothers who were separated from their children at our border after enduring a long and dangerous journey to provide their children with a better life: The American people and I are with you. Thousands of children were separated from their parents. And hundreds are still separated from their families. That's unacceptable. The President's anti-immigrant actions are cruel, inhumane, and a violation of the human rights of families escaping violence. We are not a country that closes its doors on immigrants and families seeking asylum. We must reunite all the mothers with their children and fight for comprehensive immigration reform. Este dia de las madres, tengo un mensaje para todas las mamas que fueron separadas de sus hijos en nuestra frontera despues de hacer un viaje largo y peligroso con la esperanza de darles una mejor vida a sus hijos: El pueblo americano y yo estamos con ustedes. Miles de ninos fueron separados de sus padres. Y cientos de ninos siguen separados de sus familias. Eso es inaceptable. Las acciones antiinmigrantes de este presidente son crueles, son inhumanas, y son una violacion de los derechos humanos de las familias que estan escapando violencia. No somos un pais que cierra sus puertas a los inmigrantes ya a las familias pidiendo asilo. Tenemos que reunir a todas las madres con sus hijos y luchar por una ref orma migratoria. The SPEAKER pro tempore.…
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Mark Takano
Democratic · California
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May 9, 2019

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