Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise to express my disappointment with the administration's decision to terminate temporary protected status--TPS--for hundreds of thousands of Salvadorans. This decision comes just after it terminated TPS for Haiti and Nicaragua. In 2001, El Salvador was struck by a 7.7 magnitude earthquake that left destruction and tragedy in its wake, resulting in 250,000 Salvadorans coming to the U.S. seeking safety. Since then, they have been key parts of our communities and important contributors for our economy. It is cruel and inhumane to tell them that they will no longer be afforded temporary status here in the U.S. and that they have to go back to unsafe and uncertain conditions. Mr. Speaker, I urge the administration to reverse the decision to terminate TPS for El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Haiti. I ask my colleagues to join me in a letter to the administration asking it to right this wrong and to also extend this status for Honduras. ____________________”