[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 80 (Thursday, May 11, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2296]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             SECURE BORDERS

  (Mr. PAYNE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to discuss the Secure the Border 
Act.
  A few years ago, Americans were horrified to see pictures and videos 
of immigrant children in cages. But the MAGA Republicans thought this 
policy was a great idea.
  Thankfully, the Biden administration ended this cruel and inhumane 
practice, but these same MAGA Republicans want to bring it back. They 
want to punish children because their parents want to become U.S. 
citizens.
  This bill would remove all the protections for immigrant children at 
the border, and it allows them to be detained in cages in Federal 
facilities indefinitely.
  The Statue of Liberty, the symbol of America, tells the world that 
our country is open to all people. It invites them to come here and 
fulfill their dreams.
  However, this anti-American bill represents the opposite, and it is 
an embarrassment and shameful that it was introduced at all.

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