Political Quotes

“I am delighted to be here with you and with the gentlewoman from Florida. Mr. Speaker, America's immigration laws are like an admissions policy for the country: How do you get into America, who gets kicked out of America, and for what reasons. Our immigration laws today will get you kicked out, deported from the country if you commit rape, other sex offenses, domestic violence, or, indeed, any other crime of violence. That is the law today. You are convicted, you are deported, you are out. That has been the law for decades in America. {time} 0930 Our immigration law establishes a similar policy on the way in. It provides that anyone seeking admission to America who has committed a violent sex offense or a crime of domestic violence is inadmissible to our country. Since the 1930s, case law has made it perfectly clear that rape, domestic violence, and sexual battery are all ``crimes involving moral turpitude,'' which make the perpetrator inadmissible to America. That has been the law in our country for decades. What does H.R. 30 add? If committing a sexual assault or domestic violence will already render you deportable and inadmissible under our laws, why do we need to create another section of the law doing the same thing? Is it necessary, or is it redundant? Of course, its being redundant or unnecessary may not be a sufficient reason to vote against the bill.…”