Bill Pascrell: “Leviticus Chapter 19: 33-34, in the Old Testament--Democrats can quote the Bible also. As a practicing Catholic, let me…”

“Leviticus Chapter 19: 33-34, in the Old Testament--Democrats can quote the Bible also. As a practicing Catholic, let me do that. ``When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native- born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the Lord your God.'' When did, Mr. Speaker, this barbaric, xenophobic, anti-immigrant modern agenda begin? Let's go through it quickly. One, the birther issue: An embarrassment to this country by the administration, the head of the administration. The Muslim ban: Imagine banning people that profess a particular religion. Third, Charlottesville: That debacle, equal opportunity. Fourth, the incendiary talk that painted the entire Mexican population--our ally, probably our third or fourth leading trade partner, our ally--with a wide brush of pure prejudice, pure. He painted the entire population. To say that Democrats are for open borders, that is a lie. You know it; I know it. I am standing up to reject it. You sit quietly. You sit quietly and say nothing. I was on the original starting gate at the Homeland Security after 9/ 11. Democrats, just as well as Republicans, worked together to put that together. How dare anybody insinuate that we don't accept the security of this Nation. By the way, by the way, we have four borders, not one. The people who attacked us on 9/11 came from Canada. They didn't come from Mexico.…”