[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 146 (Monday, September 8, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H3884]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        WE ALL BELONG IN AMERICA

  (Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I am Latina. I am a citizen, and I 
speak Spanish.
  My family has been in ``Nuevo''; ``New'' Mexico for 17 generations.
  Today, ICE can now detain me if they hear me talking to my ``tia''; 
``aunt'' saying something like:
  (English translation of the statement made in Spanish is as follows:)
  As of today, the Supreme Court has put latinos in danger of being 
detained by ICE.
  They have given them permission to detain any person who looks 
latino, speaks with an accent, or works a humble job.
  Instead of protecting its people, this government has just sentenced 
millions of latinos to live in fear.
  We'll see more fathers handcuffed in front of their children, and 
workers detained while they harvest our food
  We now have to carry our passports, as if being latino were a crime.
  This is the kind of racism that goes hand-in-hand with fascism.
  Hoy, la Corte Suprema puso a todos los latinos en peligro de ser 
detenidos por ICE.
  Les dieron permiso de detener a cualquier persona que parezca latina, 
hable con acento, o tenga un trabajo humilde.
  En vez de proteger a su gente, este gobierno acaba de condenar a 
millones de latinos a vivir con miedo.
  Veremos mas padres esposados frente a sus hijos, y trabajadores 
detenidos mientras cosechan nuestra comida.
  Ahora tenemos que cargar nuestros pasaportes, como si ser latino 
fuera un crimen.
  Esto es el racismo que va mano a mano con el facismo.
  In my America, we all belong. In Trump's America, we do not.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from New Mexico will provide 
a translation of her remarks to the Clerk.

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