Madam Speaker. I thank the chairman of our subcommittee. and I stand in strong support of House Resolution 272. As the daughter of immigrants. I understand very clearly what it means when individuals are brought to a country either of their own free will or against their will. In the case of Latin American immigrants coming to this country. many fled because of poverty and injustices. sometimes civil wars. In the case of our brothers and sisters from Africa. many were brought here as slaves and were indentured and never were paid for the hard work that they provided. In fact. a large number. hundreds of thousands. reside In the Caribbean and in Latin America.
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