Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I rise in strong opposition to the child deportation act. This effort will rip apart families, dismantle due process, and expose children to abuse and trafficking. This bill goes further than simply demolishing legal pathways that the President has put in place. It strips back critical safeguards that protect the safety and well-being of unaccompanied minors. Instead of getting their day in court, this bill would imprison kids for up to 30 days. Instead of reunifying children with family who are here legally, this bill would deliver them to traffickers and other bad actors. Instead of providing care and counsel to children, this bill would weaken child welfare standards and reduce vetting of sponsors, leaving children vulnerable to exploitation and abuse. This legislation makes a mockery of our Nation's values to appeal to our Nation's worst impulses. Mr. Speaker, this effort to block access to asylum will fuel criminal traffickers that extort desperate migrants. To make it all very simple, this bill will plunge our border into chaos, and that is exactly what my Republican colleagues want. They demonize immigrants, lock up kids, and defund border security just so they can blame Democrats for the crisis that they manufactured. Let me give you an example of the Homestead migrant children detention center that existed in Homestead, Florida, back in 2019, in the previous administration.…”