Political Quotes

“the state of our Union is traumatizing our children. Today, I refuse to give an audience to a man who breaks promises and steals childhoods, but instead, I rise to address the children directly. Madam Speaker, I rise today for 2-month-old Juan Nicolas. Juan Nicolas, you came into this world mere weeks ago and already America has broken her promise to you. At barely 2 months old, you should know only the comfort of a soft blanket and your mother's voice. Your cries should be met with warm milk and lullabies, but your small body has been detained by the State. You and your mother were imprisoned at Dilley Detention Center, a for-profit prison. Your mother told us you were in pain. I can only imagine the pain she felt, too. Your small body vomited up the formula you drank. The water there is dirty. The stress and trauma of being shackled and locked up in the precious days of postpartum made nursing impossible. You were finally seen by a doctor, returned to the baby prison that is Dilley, and then mere hours later, your entire family, your parents, and your 1-year-old sister, Mia, were forcefully deported and left along the side of the road in Mexico. You, my sweet boy, are precious and deserving of love and safety. No child should endure what you are going through. Journalists, pediatricians, and people of good conscience have rallied around your family to keep you safe.”