The members of this caucus continue to work to ensure that all
American citizens, regardless of their race, income or location, can
participate in this great democracy; and we implore the President to
direct his efforts to investigate voter fraud at these and other
issues. We want to, as the Congressional Black Caucus, address another issue,
because we don't just represent African Americans or minorities here in
this country. We want to address an issue that is of great concern to
me and members of this caucus--and as demonstrated by massive protests
this weekend and right across the street here this evening at the
Supreme Court--the concern of a large majority of America, and that is
the President's executive order to ban refugees entering into this
country. Banning entry to people fleeing persecution is perhaps as
diametrically opposed to the foundational fabric of this country as you
can get. Mr. Speaker, not only is the President's refugee ban mean-spirited
and misguided, it undermines our democracy, undermines our efforts to
thwart terrorism, and is an affront to all who have sacrificed to
defend it. Viewing all refugees fleeing as suspects shows an extremely myopic
understanding of the real threats and plays to extremist propaganda. The refugee ban will not make us safe. It would have done nothing to
prevent the 9/11 terrorist attacks, nor the others that followed. The
terrorists of those attacks were American citizens, some of whom were
even on the terrorist watch list and still allowed to legally purchase
deadly weapons used to carry out their terrorist plot.
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