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Sheila Jackson Lee: You can hear the babies crying. When I went to the south Texas processing center, places where they were holding…

On the recordJune 20, 2018
You can hear the babies crying. When I went to the south Texas processing center, places where they were holding children, you could see the cages. You could hear and feel the warmth of Roger that was 9 months old who I held in my hands and who I did not want to let go. I could feel that because Roger's relatives had been taken from him, and he was crying. The babies are coming every day. There are 2,000 children who have been snatched from their families. It is child abuse. Mr. President, you can come to the Republican Conference and make jokes and raise your fist, but you can sign right now on behalf of the American people that you will let these babies go to their families. Pope Francis said: ``A person's dignity does not depend on them being a citizen, a migrant, or a refugee. Saving the life of someone fleeing war and poverty is an act of humanity.'' This is a sin. Please, for Carlos and Alajerry, please let our children go to their families.
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Sheila Jackson Lee
Democratic · Texas
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Jun 20, 2018

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