[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 93 (Wednesday, June 6, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H4784]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        IMMIGRANT HERITAGE MONTH

  (Mr. VEASEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. VEASEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate our immigrants' 
heritage. Over one-third of north Texans in the Dallas-Fort Worth area 
were born outside of the United States. They live and work in my 
district: Hondurans in South Irving, Somalians in Stop Six, Mexican 
nationals in Oak Cliff.
  Whether they are from Jalisco to Tijuana, El Salvador to Nigeria, 
they are our fellow Texans.
  Across the metroplex, they fulfill their own version of the American 
Dream as teachers in classrooms, engineers who design defense 
equipment, doctors who care for our families, and soldiers who protect 
our Nation. Quite frankly, Mr. Speaker, they are fulfilling a lot of 
jobs in agriculture and construction and other areas that are simply 
hard to fill and cannot be filled at home by native-born Americans.
  This administration is attempting to abolish their patriotism and 
demoralize their American spirit, but we can't let them win.
  We need to heal the distrust and fear that comes from talks of border 
walls, and instead, build community ties that can withstand. Let's 
start with the protection of our Active Duty servicemembers and 
veterans. Let's celebrate our immigrants' heritage this month by 
honoring our country's legacy as a Nation of immigrants.
  Let's pass a clean Dream Act now.

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