[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 77 (Thursday, May 9, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H3507-H3508]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  REUNITE CHILDREN WITH THEIR MOTHERS

  (Mr. TAKANO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1

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minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  (English translation of the statement made in Spanish is as follows:)
  Mr. TAKANO. On Mother's Day, I have a message for all the mothers who 
were separated from their children at our border after enduring a long 
and dangerous journey to provide their children with a better life:
  The American people and I are with you.
  Thousands of children were separated from their parents. And hundreds 
are still separated from their families.
  That's unacceptable.
  The President's anti-immigrant actions are cruel, inhumane, and a 
violation of the human rights of families escaping violence.
  We are not a country that closes its doors on immigrants and families 
seeking asylum.
  We must reunite all the mothers with their children and fight for 
comprehensive immigration reform.
  Este dia de las madres, tengo un mensaje para todas las mamas que 
fueron separadas de sus hijos en nuestra frontera despues de hacer un 
viaje largo y peligroso con la esperanza de darles una mejor vida a sus 
hijos:
  El pueblo americano y yo estamos con ustedes.
  Miles de ninos fueron separados de sus padres. Y cientos de ninos 
siguen separados de sus familias.
  Eso es inaceptable.
  Las acciones antiinmigrantes de este presidente son crueles, son 
inhumanas, y son una violacion de los derechos humanos de las familias 
que estan escapando violencia.
  No somos un pais que cierra sus puertas a los inmigrantes ya a las 
familias pidiendo asilo.
  Tenemos que reunir a todas las madres con sus hijos y luchar por una 
ref orma migratoria.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from California will provide 
the Clerk a translation of his remarks.

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