when will the President stand up and recognize the humanity, the grace and the dignity of every human being regardless of whether that human being is an immigrant or a Latino or a Muslim.

But there is no doubt that there are some really bad agents as well, and it is important that we root out those who dehumanize migrants.

We have innumerable examples in El Paso, Texas, where they have claimed fear, and they have been returned anyway.

And I want to first say thank you very much for having this hearing. It was shocking to hear the ranking member lament the fact that we are having another hearing on child separation.

I would like to bring to everyone's attention a recent article...

We know of a specific case, for example, where two young families were returned to Ciudad Juarez and, while running errands, their fathers were kidnapped, beaten, and then released.

I think we as a country have damaged an entire generation of Central American children, and this abhorrent policy, unfortunately, continues to this day.

I believe we in Congress have a duty to demand accountability and safeguard one of our Nation's highest principles that no one is above the law.

Some in Congress would like to see more hardline policies that essentially shuts our front door and ensures that this becomes someone else's problem, and others would like to truly address the challenge that we face as a country and as a…

I'm worried about them. I worry about my community, which has shouldered the responsibility of being the good servant in a very dark time.

I feel that the matter of choice is one that is pretty transparent when we've chosen to separate children as a government.