[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 93 (Wednesday, June 6, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H4783]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        IMMIGRANT HERITAGE MONTH

  (Mr. SCHNEIDER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SCHNEIDER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong opposition to the 
Trump administration's shameful new policy separating parents and 
children at our southern border. This policy is even being applied to 
those legally seeking asylum here while fleeing violence in their home 
countries.
  The current system of prioritizing criminal prosecution of those 
seeking protection rather than assessing legitimate asylum claims has 
to stop.
  These are not our Nation's values. Our country is better than this, 
our people are better than this.
  But we have a chance to get something right. We are currently within 
just a handful of signatures of forcing a vote on a series of 
immigration proposals, including the bipartisan USA Act, which pairs a 
resolution for our Dreamers with smart investments in our border 
security.
  June, this month, is Immigrant Heritage Month, a time to reflect on 
the history of immigration that so many Americans share. We must live 
up to our heritage by ending this cruel policy of family separation, 
securing Dreamers a permanent future here in the United States, and 
finally formally reforming our broken immigration system.

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