Sheila Jackson Lee: “We are on the eve of Father's Day. Fathers and mothers, their greatest gift, in their minds, are their children. Their…”

“We are on the eve of Father's Day. Fathers and mothers, their greatest gift, in their minds, are their children. Their greatest loves are their children. The greatest willingness to sacrifice their lives are for their children. Mr. Rodas asked the question: ``Why are you taking him?'' Mr. Rodas, an immigrant from Honduras, wanted nothing more than a better life for his wife and three children, and Edison was with him. In a policy that could be more wicked than evil, this administration, with no legal grounding, has begun to snatch children away from their fathers and their mothers. I know the policy. It was designed some years back for unaccompanied children. It was not designed for punishment, for taking children from parents who then do not know where they are and possibly the government not being able to find them. Why are we taking him from his father? Why are babies crying in the night? Because mothers are separated, because they have been snatched away at the border in my State, the State of Texas. We should cease and desist, Mr. Speaker. This is Father's Day. Why are we taking children? The American people need to know, and the American people need to stand up. ____________________”