Migrant Children

Floor Speech

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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