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Veronica Escobar is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Texas's 16th congressional district since January 3, 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she has focused on issues such as immigration reform and social justice throughout her tenure. Escobar has been vocal about the need for comprehensive immigration reform, highlighting the challenges posed by the current system. She has emphasized the importance of finding common-sense solutions to these longstanding issues.
Mr. Speaker, I come from El Paso, Texas, which is right on the U.S.-Mexico border. I live on the border. My family has lived on the border for more than 100 years. I can assure my colleagues that the border has never been safer; the border…
I am from the safe, secure, and vibrant U.S.-Mexico border community of El Paso, Texas, where, unfortunately, we have the dubious distinction of being the testing ground for the Trump administration's family separation policy.
we call it the child separation policy because that is exactly what happened.
There is a new policy that is about to unfortunately be rolled out in my community called the Migrant Protection Protocol, which I believe is a misnomer for a dangerous and, in some cases, deadly and I believe also an illegal policy.
Unfortunately, my community, one of tremendous goodwill and generosity, has been ground zero for many of this administration's cruel anti-immigrant, anti-American policies.
Madam Speaker, I am here to correct the Record, to bust the myth, to make sure that Americans know the truth about my wonderful, generous, incredible community, El Paso, Texas. Last night, in this Chamber, as I was seated in the audience…
It has proven problematic for a number of reasons and for one reason that I want to bring to light here today just to shed more light on the myriad of issues that we have heard about today.
Thank you for challenging the voter ID law. It has proven problematic for a number of reasons.
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