On the recordJanuary 31, 2023
They want the American people to be scared. They want us to feel threatened.
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congress.govThey want the American people to be scared. They want us to feel threatened.
Criticizing Republican rhetoric on immigration as fear-inducing.
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Many outlets'--and some of my colleagues have latched onto this--headlines say that the Biden Administration has lost 85,000 children.
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.
It would put migrants in an uncertain dangerous situation as Mr. Cicilline said and would transfer our responsibilities to countries that have minimal resources.