On the recordJune 21, 2018
Madam Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to the Securing America's Future Act. It is obscene to bring this deeply flawed bill to the floor when thousands of children have been ripped from their parents. Americans across the country are outraged over the Trump administration's actions to separate families at the border. And Trump's answer? An executive order that cages families indefinitely and will be immediately challenged in court. Unfortunately, this bill before us would do nothing to stop any of this. Instead, it criminalizes every undocumented man, woman, and child in this country and subjects them to the same cruel policy being played out at our border. It is shocking we are even considering this bill. Let's be on the right side of history. Let's stop tearing families apart. Let's stop caging people fleeing violence. I urge my colleagues to do the right thing and defeat this repugnant bill.
