Look, I think that the issue here is that we have mistaken--and the folks on the other side might be missing--is that this is no paradise, that people work awfully hard on the American dream, and all they want is an opportunity.
Garcia highlights the hard work of immigrants and their desire for opportunities.
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That is the binding contract the United States entered into with Tribes, and from those treaties and other laws has arisen the United States' sacred trust responsibility to the Indian Nations and our peoples.
In return, the Federal Government promised, through signed treaties, statutes, and Executive orders, to extend its protection to Tribal Governments and to our citizens.
I think we can all agree that we have a crisis on our hands. It's profoundly disappointing, however, that some of my colleagues are using this crisis as an excuse for inaction.
Today, 95 percent of Tribes carry out Federal transportation and road maintenance programs.
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