Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate our immigrants' heritage. Over one-third of north Texans in the Dallas-Fort Worth area were born outside of the United States. They live and work in my district: Hondurans in South Irving, Somalians in Stop Six, Mexican nationals in Oak Cliff. Whether they are from Jalisco to Tijuana, El Salvador to Nigeria, they are our fellow Texans. Across the metroplex, they fulfill their own version of the American Dream as teachers in classrooms, engineers who design defense equipment, doctors who care for our families, and soldiers who protect our Nation. Quite frankly, Mr. Speaker, they are fulfilling a lot of jobs in agriculture and construction and other areas that are simply hard to fill and cannot be filled at home by native-born Americans. This administration is attempting to abolish their patriotism and demoralize their American spirit, but we can't let them win. We need to heal the distrust and fear that comes from talks of border walls, and instead, build community ties that can withstand. Let's start with the protection of our Active Duty servicemembers and veterans. Let's celebrate our immigrants' heritage this month by honoring our country's legacy as a Nation of immigrants. Let's pass a clean Dream Act now. ____________________”