Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition of H.R. 4760, the ``Securing America's Future Act of 2018.'' H.R. 4760 is a DREAM Killer Bill that fails to fix our nation's fractured immigration system. This bill slashes legal immigration, it cripples our agricultural industry, criminalizes undocumented immigrants, undermines our public safety, and denies critical protections for children and families. H.R. 4760 withholds grants from communities implementing community trust policies that limit law enforcement officials questioning an individual's immigration status. This Republican-sponsored bill forces local governments to comply with Trump's mass deportation agenda, despite Republican's historic demands that the federal government stay out of people's lives. My colleagues and I will never vote in favor of a bill that perpetuates the administration's mass deportation agenda, especially in light of the human rights violations we are currently witnessing at our U.S.-Mexico border. When I visited the border this past weekend, what I witnessed was horrific. It was not the America that I know and love. Since early May, more than 2,300 children have been separated from their parents.…”