Mr. Speaker, one of the reasons people across the
country are outraged by the executive order issued by the
administration this weekend is the impact it has on people who worked
for the United States, putting their lives at risk. I spent 10 years on
a bipartisan effort for the Special Immigrant Visa program, and with a
stroke of the pen, these people have been denied. On page A10 of The Washington Post, there is detailed the Sharef
family where the husband had worked as an interpreter for United States
soldiers. His life is at risk in Iraq. He worked 2 years to be able to
get the visa. He sold his business, sold his home. His family was on a
plane ready to come, and they were turned back to Iraq, turned back to
danger.
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