Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today in celebration of Immigrant Heritage Month, a time we recognize and appreciate the immigrant experience and contributions they have made to our country, and to also recognize individuals with temporary protected status, or TPS. TPS provides temporary protection from deportation and work authorization for those who can't safely return to their home countries due to extenuating circumstances. TPS protects immigrants like Ana Rodriguez. Ana is a janitor in Houston who fled the civil war in El Salvador and has lived in Houston for more than 20 years. Thanks to TPS, Ana has spent 20 years making meaningful contributions to the greater Houston area and our Nation. That is why my bill, the American Dream and Promise Act, includes TPS holders, because this is the country that they know and call home. Mr. Speaker, I am the grandchild of immigrants. I stand with immigrants. I have seen the contributions that they make to this country every single day across America. We must put people over politics, immigrants over ignorance, and protect these American families by expanding TPS and passing bills like the American Dream and Promise Act that will give unauthorized immigrants and Dreamers the right to be here. ____________________”