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Joaquin Castro is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Texas's 20th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he has focused on issues such as immigration reform, healthcare, and education. Castro has been an advocate for policies that support the Latino community and has worked to address economic disparities in his district. He is known for his vocal opposition to certain policies of the Trump administration, particularly regarding foreign aid and disaster response.
There is no question that for a lot of them, as you talk to them, you can see what a soul-crushing experience it is, and, as your dad wrote in his yearbook, I think many of these kids have the same feeling. They want to be fully accepted…
Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman, Congressman Costa, for his remarks. He made several very important points. One of them was the economic benefits of the DREAMer population, the DACA population, on their communities and how not only for…
Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for being a champion on this issue. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Soto).
Mr. Speaker, there are people of European descent, of Asian descent, certainly of Latin American descent, and of African descent who are part of the DACA program. So I am glad that the gentleman went through the variety, the diversity of…
He had this concern about the possibility of money laundering, this idea that you might have, for example, Russians who have some how acquired money illegally and they're needing to cleanse that money, and they're investing it in Trump…
Mr. Speaker, the Congresswoman was talking about the support for DACA, and it is true that surveys consistently show that the American people support the DACA kids at about 83 percent or so. That is an incredible, overwhelming majority…
It could be one of a few things. First, it could be, possibly, that they didn't give the order for him that they were going to exert executive privilege.
Mr. Speaker, I speak tonight on the issue of the DACA program. In 2012, President Obama issued an executive action to allow 800,000 young people, known as DACA kids, to remain in the United States. These are young immigrants who were…
It is important that, in our future, we have stronger cybersecurity cooperation, but also I think ultimately a cybersecurity mutual defense pact.
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to thank all those who have served our great Nation in the Armed Forces. On Veterans Day, we reflected on the sacrifices these brave men and women have made to keep us safe. Yet few Americans realize that U.S…
But the United States cannot be party to what amounts to State-paid murder compensation.
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