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Seth Magaziner: We need an immigration system that is safe, orderly, and fair. We have real challenges at the southern border. I have…

On the recordApril 11, 2024
We need an immigration system that is safe, orderly, and fair. We have real challenges at the southern border. I have been there, and I have seen it. There must be a fair process for those looking to come legally, and anyone who poses a danger to our country should be removed. The American people are counting on Congress to act. Unfortunately, House Republicans prefer a problem to talk about rather than working together on a solution. Last year, President Biden requested $14 billion in funding for the border, including 1,300 new Border Patrol agents, and the Senate came up with a bipartisan plan to secure the border and reform our immigration system. House Republicans refuse to even call a vote. Why? It is because Donald Trump doesn't want us to solve the problem. He wants to campaign on it. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues on the other side of the aisle to get serious about working together on real immigration reform, securing the border, providing a path to citizenship to those who earn it, stopping the grandstanding, and getting to work for the American people. ____________________
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Seth Magaziner
Democratic · Rhode Island
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Apr 11, 2024

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