I rise today also to honor the soldiers and veterans that sacrifice so much for this Nation. And this week in which we celebrated Veterans Day. it is an appropriate and necessary time to reflect on that sacrifice. And in the Congress that often feels the need to scapegoat or debase immigrants. this body often forgets bow immigrants enrich our lives. I rise today to take a special moment to thank those foreignborn noncitizens who are serving in this war and have served in wars past. In this current war. there are approximately 21.000 noncitizens in uniform. No other war has produced anywhere near as many posthumous citizens as this one. Madam Speaker. I ask you and all my colleagues to work toward civility. solutions and humanity when we talk about immigration. Please do not play politics with the lives of current and future immigrants and their family members. like me. who are only a generation removed from the experience.
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