We should be identifying the root causes of poverty and developing
policies to lift Americans up. Instead, President Trump has shown he
would rather line the pockets of billionaires and advance those failed
trickle-down economics. In President Trump's new deal for African Americans let me just read
you very quickly what he said with regard to illegal immigration. He
said: ``We will restore the civil rights of African-Americans,
Hispanic-Americans, and all Americans, by ending illegal immigration.''
Our response is that the CBC will not buy into the divisive rhetoric
that blames immigration for the social and economic problems in African
American communities. Our members support comprehensive immigration
reform. President Trump will not roll back the clock on our progress or
doom another generation to the crippling effects of poverty. Let me be clear: this 10-point plan really is a slap in the face to
African Americans everywhere.
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