JUDY CHU of California. Mr. Speaker, the inclusion of $1.6
billion to fund an ineffective divisive border wall is a direct attack
on immigrant communities across our Nation. Funding this immoral wall
does nothing to help our country. It only helps to promote President
Trump's campaign of fear. The wall itself mirrors President Trump's approach to policy:
divisive, ineffective, and motivated by hate. This is exemplified by the Trump administration's reckless disregard
of the humanitarian cost of building a border wall, which will force
immigrants and asylum seekers to take greater risks and more dangerous
routes that will likely result in more deaths. Furthermore, this wall
will literally divide immigrant households and tear families apart. Instead of funding ineffective efforts to protect our homeland from
dangerous threats, this administration would rather fulfill a campaign
promise that does the exact opposite. It makes us less safe by
targeting immigrant communities and closing off America from our
neighbors. American taxpayers should not be forced to foot the bill for
President Trump's xenophobic anti-immigrant agenda.
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