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On the recordJune 29, 2017
Not that I am for stealing trucks, but here is a bigger problem. The cities of Houston and Los Angeles report a dramatic drop-off in reports of sexual violence. Why? Because immigrants are afraid to report; and not just because they might be undocumented, but they might have a sister or a next-door neighbor or a spouse who is undocumented, even if they are a citizen. So what has happened is with these threats come an unwillingness of immigrants to report crime, to be witnesses to crime, to keep our communities safe. These stories that we have heard of the victims of crime are heartbreaking, but we are not without remedies under current law. The most important law in our country is the Constitution. The Constitution includes the Fourth Amendment. {time} 1515 The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentlewoman has again expired.
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Zoe Lofgren
Democratic · California

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