Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I thank my friend from Hawaii and Senator Durbin for his work and Senator Cortez Masto, who is off to a really good start in her first year in the Senate. I thank them for their work on this issue that is personal to Senator Cortez Masto and Senator Hirono because they are not that far removed from coming to this country. My family has been here longer, but this issue is personal to me because of the people I met whom I will mention in my relatively short remarks. I want to tell some stories about people I have met. Immigrants in my State and across this country make vital contributions to our economy and local communities. They are business owners and entrepreneurs. They are educators and students. They are workers and leaders in the community. They serve our Nation in the military. For many immigrants brought here as children--and this is the key point--this is the only country they have ever known. They may speak Spanish at home or speak Arabic at home or they may speak Bengali at home or they may speak Urdu at home, but they don't know those countries they came from because they were small children when they came. President Trump promised to go after violent criminals, not innocent children. Unfortunately, his efforts have been aimed not at violent criminals who should, in fact, be removed from our country, but he has gone after so many innocent families and innocent children. My daughter Emily is a legal aid lawyer for immigration in Columbus.…”