The Republicans' War on Immigrants

Floor Speech

Ms. TITUS. Mr. Speaker, last week I visited with two constituents,
Aida and Norma, who have lived and worked in this country for years,
rearing their families here and paying taxes. I also saw my former
student Blanca after she met with President Obama to talk about the
positive impact the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
program has had on her life. Like Aida and Norma, Blanca is a long time
resident of Southern Nevada and an active member of our community; she
holds a degree from UNLV and is planning to attend law school.

Thanks to the Deferred Action for Parental Accountability (DAPA)
program, Aida and Norma's families no longer live in constant fear of
separation. And because of DACA, Blanca can continue to pursue her
American Dream without the threat of deportation.

But unfortunately, Republicans are waging a war against immigrants.
They are actively working to repeal DACA and DAPA and strip away these
critical protections for DREAMers and their families. They refuse to
consider comprehensive immigration reform. They are wasting time suing
the President for taking executive action to prevent the separation of
families. And they are jeopardizing national security by tying anti-
immigrant riders to the DHS funding bill.

By refusing to work with House Democrats to find a long-term,
comprehensive fix to our broken immigration system, Republicans are
turning their backs on women like Aida, Norma, and Blanca. They are
keeping people in the shadows and costing our economy over $800
billion. They'd rather attack families than terrorists.

I urge Republicans to immediately stop waging their morally
indefensible, economically foolish, and physically dangerous war on
undocumented families, listen to the American people, and immediately
pass the immigration reform we need.

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