DAVID RIVERA: “I think it is unfortunate that in the upcoming trip that President Obama is taking to Latin America he is not including…”

I urge all of my colleagues to work with me to ensure the passage of the Judgment Evading Foreign States Accountability Act.

Well, of course that contact did not begin with this administration. We have always had travel, family unification and other types of licensed travel to Cuba, and it hasn't resulted in any democratic reforms.

My legislation simply says that any Cuban national who receives political asylum and residency under the Cuban Adjustment Act and travels to Cuba while still a resident will have their residency status revoked.

I would strongly urge the Committee to maintain the focus on the purpose of my legislation to ensure that the spirit and letter of U.S. immigration law is enforced.