[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 107 (Thursday, July 10, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H6043]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
LET'S BE CLEAR ON IMMIGRATION POLICY
(Mr. STUTZMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. STUTZMAN. Mr. Speaker, today I rise out of an overwhelming
concern for young people and children in Central America.
President Obama has a habit of saying to Americans, ``Let me be
clear.'' I wish desperately he would be clear with the thousands of
Central American families who have not yet tried to cross our border.
In 2012, the President announced he would not enforce the law with
regard to 800,000 young people who crossed our border illegally.
Predictably, families and dangerous smugglers got the message.
Detention centers in our Southwestern States are overflowing. The
photos and stories of the traveling and living conditions of these kids
is heartbreaking to see and to hear.
Tragically, the administration doubled down on Sunday, when Homeland
Security Secretary Jeh Johnson promised more executive action and
refused to say new arrivals would be returned. This ambiguous approach
created the crisis in the first place. Without clarity, more suffering
will assuredly follow.
Mr. Speaker, I wish the President would consider the consequences of
his disregard for the rule of law and be clear with would-be legal
immigrants.
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