I would like to thank my Houston neighbor for yielding me the balance of her time. Racial intolerance has divided this country since the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock. The history of immigrants coming to this country teaches us that when one particular ethnic group comes to this country in large numbers. that group becomes the target of false suspicions and contempt. This has been true in our Nations history. whether it be the Irish. the Germans. the Italians. or Chinese immigrants. In 1921. Congress passed the first immigration restrictions because we were worried immigrants were coming in and taking our jobs. Now today we face a similar climate. We navigate through our latest effort to address immigration in this country with Hispanics. mostly from Mexico. Just last month. in my home county. we had a young Mexican American teenager who was nearly beaten to death and sexually assaulted by two white teenagers who were known to be racist. Unfortunately. our country has seen a rise in crimes targeting particular races. ethnicities. and genders over the past few years.
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