[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 97 (Tuesday, June 11, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H4400]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      AMERICA IS BETTER THAN THIS

  (Mr. ESPAILLAT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, I have seen with my very own eyes the way 
migrants at the southern border, particularly children, are treated 
under U.S. custody. It is so appalling, we would not ever accept one of 
our own children being treated in such conditions in any country across 
the world. Young toddlers go days without proper hygiene, nutrition, or 
medical treatment.
  These awful conditions have led to the deaths of minors at the hands 
of our government, like Felipe Gomez Alonzo, who was just 8 years old.
  If this administration's plan is to mistreat refugees to prevent them 
from coming here, it clearly is not working. Just think, if they would 
rather risk this treatment than remain in their home countries, how bad 
must it be there?
  America is better than this. We must treat immigrants better than 
this. We must treat refugees better than this. We must treat children 
better than this.
  Mr. Speaker, the whole world is watching.

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