On the recordJuly 25, 2024
As I walked in here, all I heard was what I hear in my committee, constant criminalizing of immigrant communities. Let me tell you, I rise in strong opposition to H. Res. 1371. What this is, is more lies, more misrepresentations, and more inaccuracies. When the majority cannot pass bills, what do they do? They introduce blatantly political resolutions that consistently target powerful women of color. Mr. Speaker, you can always tell when we are getting closer to an election because these extreme members of the Republican Party literally turn up the volume on their xenophobia, and they are doing it again with H.R. 1371. They lie about immigration and public safety. When you look at studies, it shows that immigration is actually associated with lower crime rates. They fearmonger, they dehumanize, while they are also quoting Scripture, which is kind of hypocritical, and they scapegoat asylum seekers, people who, just like my parents, want to seek a life of dignity and hope and who have faithfully contributed to their community and to our collective economy. They are willing to vilify and misrepresent the sitting Vice President of the United States for her diplomatic work to address the root cause of migration from Central America. If my Republican colleagues actually cared about immigration or border security, they would address the conditions that drive people to the southern border.…
