Veronica Escobar actually said...

Money is being pulled for a wall that is preventing moms and babies and dads and their children from seeking asylum protection in the United States.

Escobar criticizes funding diversion from military needs to border wall construction.

02/25/2020

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Obviously when you cut off legal pathways... immigrants and refugees will seek irregular pathways making them vulnerable to human trafficker...

I am the only Member of Congress on this Committee who actually represents a border community.

I wish we could all recognize that failure and the opportunity.

I am proud to uplift the voice of my community, which has always engaged with migrants in the spirit of goodwill.