[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 16 (Tuesday, January 31, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E110]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             PRESIDENT TRUMP'S DISGRACEFUL EXECUTIVE ORDER

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                          HON. TERRI A. SEWELL

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 31, 2017

  Ms. SEWELL of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, today I rise in opposition to 
President Trump's disgraceful Executive Order indefinitely suspending 
the settlement of Syrian refugees and banning anyone from six other 
Muslim-majority countries from coming to America. This ill-conceived 
and unconstitutional action is immoral, un-American, and a threat to 
our national security.
   The refugees President Trump is turning away are in desperate 
circumstances. Like the millions of American Immigrants who came before 
them, they are searching for a better future for themselves and their 
families. By banning their entry, the Trump Administration dishonors 
the commitment we made to countless women and children from Syria who 
have successfully complied with our strict vetting process. This 
irresponsible executive order does little to protect us from terrorism, 
but it does institutionalize a prejudice against Muslims. Moreover, it 
makes us more susceptible to home-grown terrorism. In a nation founded 
by immigrants, it is our duty as Americans to call upon President Trump 
to rescind this executive order.