Jerry Nadler: “The Muslim, Arab, and South Asian American communities are an essential part of the American fabric.”

They rushed this cruel bill to markup in the dead of night without even understanding what they were voting on.

The Republican majority has chosen to begin this year with a series of bills intended to fearmonger and demonize immigrants. This legislation not only perpetuates that effort, but it would also have serious consequences for survivors of…

While ORR does its best to care for unaccompanied minors, we know that the immigration system is broken, and that comprehensive immigration reform is needed.

I am prepared to close, and I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, this bill does not close any gaps in the law, does not fix any of the myriad problems with our immigration system or the southern border, and would actually…