Political Quotes

“It is outrageous and shameful that the President sent in the military to brutalize protesters in Los Angeles. The right to dissent in our country is an American value. This is just evidence, evidence that our country is falling into fascism. It is an abuse of power and a dangerous escalation that will only destabilize our communities and hurt protesters. I stand with those defending our immigrant neighbors and our fundamental rights. Nothing justifies spending $134 million of our tax dollars to send in troops to attack fellow Americans. Mr. Speaker, immigrant communities have been telling us for years, warning us about ICE being rogue, violating their rights. It is outrageous. People are now seeing it for themselves and understanding why we say abolish ICE, which was created in 2003. I agree with them. I agree that we must abolish ICE and protect our communities and neighbors. It has caused so much needless harm since its creation in 2003. This month, Mr. Speaker, a high school senior in my district, Maykol Bogoya-Duarte, a high school student 3.5 credits shy of graduating from Western International High School, was on a field trip with his classmates. Local police profiled him--yes, they did--Oh, he can't speak English, let's call immigration. He spoke English just fine. That set into motion him being separated from his mother, his school community, and ripping away his chance to be able to graduate with his classmates.”