[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12231]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   HUMANITARIAN CRISIS AT THE BORDER

  (Mr. TAKANO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TAKANO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to talk about the humanitarian 
crisis that is happening at our border.
  Since October of last year, more than 50,000 children have fled their 
homes and turned themselves in to the United States Border Patrol. 
These children are fleeing extreme violence, extortion, and poverty. As 
they await their hearings, some are being transported to my district in 
the Inland Empire.
  Several weeks ago, the first wave of buses transporting these 
children was scheduled to arrive right outside my district. I was 
disappointed and disturbed to see some of my fellow Americans curse, 
spit at, and block one of these buses filled with women and children 
who have endured traumas many of us will never understand.
  Mr. Speaker, this is the United States of America. We are a nation of 
laws and compassion. As this body determines its course of action, we 
should ensure that every one of these children is taken care of and 
treated with dignity.

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