Work permits, immigration reform, and the adequate visas so that people don't have to come here illegally, these are all solutions.

Generation after generation, our families have been coming to this country, crossing the ocean or the border.

If the border is open, which we continue to hear over and over and over again, then why is it that people are drowning in the Rio Grande?

this crisis was made by years of inaction from politicians on both sides of the aisle.

We have to make sure that these children that are no longer children are cared for.

What I would say is that if we are truly serious about addressing this crisis, folks, we have got to start talking about immigration reform.

We should not stand for this blatant power play, nor allow it to be used as leverage to threaten our country with a Republican government shutdown.

No child should die in the water or be separated from their family, citizen or non-citizen.

It is so disappointing to me to see some of my Republican colleagues talk about protecting women and children and then support cruel policies such as H.R. 2, the Child Deportation Act.

The Third Congressional District of Illinois is home to a historic Puerto Rican community directly linked to the legacy, present, and future of Puerto Rico. The lack of food sovereignty in Puerto Rico is a policy choice that threatens…

Today's hearing should be shedding light on the pressing issues surrounding immigration policies, what is causing migration, and how do we make sure the children we talk about, the children that I actually know personally are cared for.

It is not lost on me that before murdering 10 people at the supermarket last year, the shooter wrote, and I quote, 'We are experiencing an invasion on a level never seen before in history.'

This body's job is to address the problems in our country, not to spew more hate.

I sincerely hope we can look beyond the politics and work together to achieve comprehensive immigration reform and address the causes and the concerns we have around this opioid crisis.

Today I rise to congratulate the new 56 citizens of our Nation in the city of Elgin, which I am proud to represent in the Third Congressional District of Illinois. The city of Elgin's New Citizen Recognition Ceremony is a cherished…

Today I stand here opposing the GOP's hateful resolution to condemn the use of schools as shelter for immigrants. For years, schools have sheltered people during emergencies, and we know people in our own districts who have had to go into…

This nation owes a debt to our returning soldiers.

Let me repeat that, our veterans have rightfully earned their GI Bill benefits, and they should rightfully be restored when bad actors have targeted our vets to make a profit off of them.

Thank you, Chairman Bost and Ranking Member Takano for convening a Members Day where I am here to speak to you about the importance of supporting our student veterans.

It is up to us, all of us in the room today, to ensure that every single student veteran receives the assistance they need so that no one gets left behind.

If you remember nothing else today, what I want everyone in this committee room to know - what I want every American to know--is the physical and mental toll that the lack of permanent housing has our veterans.

Our veterans have rightfully earned their GI Bill benefits.

I thank Congressmen Goldman and Deluzio for the work they are doing in their districts, the work that they do here in Congress, and for their commitment to our country, to our communities before the politics that we are seeing before us…

We have got to do research before we start joining organizations, because if we are going to be fighting violence against women and we are joining organizations that incite violence, that is inconsistent with who we say we are.

it is clear that the replacement theory and other white supremacist ideas are leading to an increase in violence targeted toward black and brown people and immigrants specifically.