[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 150 (Tuesday, October 20, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H11688]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        JUSTICE FOR PEDRO OREGON

  (Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, today I join my fellow elected 
officials in asking for an official investigation into the killing of 
Pedro Oregon. Pedro Oregon was a 22-year-old father of two young 
daughters. He had never been in trouble with the law, and Pedro was a 
dedicated landscaping employee who played on the local men's soccer 
team and even tutored those who wanted to learn soccer. He was killed 
by local law enforcement officers with 12 shots to the back. There were 
no drugs or alcohol found in Mr. Oregon, and as well, no search warrant 
was there. No gun of his was fired. I think it is important that we 
recognize the value of lives of Americans.
  Mr. Oregon was an immigrant. He was part of the immigrant community, 
but he was a hard-working person, seeking to find his rightful place in 
America. This tragic and terrible situation has cast a blight on the 
harmonious community that we are trying to engage in in our neck of the 
woods.
  Mr. Speaker, I would hope that the Attorney General would quickly 
investigate and determine whether the violations have occurred and 
violated Mr. Oregon's civil rights and find justice not only for his 
two young daughters, his wife, his mother, his sister, but all of the 
immigrant community in Houston, Texas.

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