María Elvira Salazar: “The space for productive engagement is closing as anti-democratic governments have gained power.”

I am here today because I oppose this resolution. It is fundamentally flawed. It is trying to invoke the War Powers Resolution of 1973, which doesn't even apply in the case of Venezuela. The War Powers Resolution applies when there is…

They did break the law. They are illegals or undocumented. But they have been here for more than five years, contributing to the economy. Those people, someone gave them a job, and they are needed because we need hands in order to continue…

You cannot solve one--you cannot help one by attacking the other. We have got to help both.

The optics are just, and I am going to give you just few facts so then I want to hear your opinion.