Not long ago, we heard members of the Congressional Black Caucus take
to this floor and make the argument that it was hypocritical and
improper that in President Trump's order and in the follow-on execution
of that order by the Department of Homeland Security that there would
be some preference given to religious minorities in these predominantly
Muslim countries, particularly Christians, who are often persecuted,
harmed, or killed. In many circumstances in which the President has
allowed for through exceptions to his order, there will be people from
these seven countries allowed into the United States as a consequence
of the persecution that they feel and that they endure as a consequence
of their Christian faith. And so my question to the gentleman from Texas is whether or not he
shares the Congressional Black Caucus' view that it is improper to
treat Christians who are being discriminated against in these
predominantly Muslim countries differently and to give them the
opportunity to immigrate to the United States of America and realize
freedom in the absence of this terrible persecution that they feel?
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