[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 13085]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            MIGRANT CHILDREN

  (Mr. VARGAS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. VARGAS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to thank the religious and 
faith-based communities in our Nation that have come forward to demand 
that we treat the children coming to our country with love and respect 
and not deny them their due process rights.
  Here are some of the words of the faith-based community themselves. 
This is from the Evangelical Immigration Table, which includes the 
National Association of Evangelicals, the Council for Christian 
Colleges and Universities, and many, many more.
  ``The antitrafficking law is working according to its design,'' the 
religious leaders said. ``It should not be changed to address the 
current temporary situation.''
  We hear from Rabbi Asher Knight of Temple Emanu-El in Dallas. ``The 
question for us is: How do we want to be remembered, as yelling and 
screaming to go back or as using the teachings of our traditions to 
have compassion and love and grace for the lives of God's children?''
  Lastly, Pope Francis writes, ``A change of attitude towards migrants 
and refugees is needed on the part of everyone.''
  I hope to have that. I thank President Bush for signing the law and 
standing by it in this hysterical moment.

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