Madam Speaker, veterans shouldn't have to come home in
a body bag to be recognized as Americans. Last weekend, I went, along with some of my colleagues, to Tijuana,
Mexico, where we visited veterans who have served this country, who
have picked up a weapon to go and fight in war to protect our freedoms. They survived, came home, and some of them were deported. Do you know that if you go and you fight overseas and you are not a
citizen and you die, you get automatic citizenship? One of those people we saw this weekend is my constituent, Hector
Barajas, from Compton. This is a photo of him. He was proudly still
wearing his uniform. He was deported to Mexico after serving 5\1/2\
years in the U.S. Army, receiving two commendations. I am proud to cosponsor H.R. 1405, which would allow noncitizen
veterans who have been deported to come home and come back to the
United States. I hope that he gets to come back, too.
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