Joe Garcia: “the plight of the indigenous peoples and the dire need for both Federal investment in our Tribal Nations is personal to…”

It is time we stopped pretending to fix our broken immigration system. We are sitting here rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.

I would suggest that people go down to the border and visit. I think you will see that they are refugees, too.

We urge the Subcommittee to demand that the Department of the Interior commit to abide by the wishes of the tribal government when it comes to re-opening schools.

The time has come to get immigration reform. We should focus on that.