The Honorable David Cicilline, a Representative in Congress from the State of Rhode Island
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David Cicilline's involvement in offering an amendment to H.R. 5141.
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the right to asylum is fundamentally under threat in the United States, which is a sad thing to say, given this Nation's history.
The United States is a country of 350 million with the world's largest economy and a proud tradition of accepting refugees, asylum seekers, and immigrants.
Because it ignores the fundamental reality that our country has been made stronger, more vibrant, more dynamic, more powerful because of the arrival of immigrants, and refugees, and asylum seekers.
The difference is you’ll be increasing education funding and distributing it through a formula that’s fair and equitable, and ensure that every student in Rhode Island has access to what they need to be successful.





