Let me bring this fact to your attention, Mr. Speaker. On Sunday, in
a Walmart parking lot in San Antonio, Texas, the bodies of nine dead
immigrants were found in the back of a trailer. A tenth died later in
the hospital. Tuesday morning, in El Paso, three bodies, including those of
children, were dredged out of the canal that joins us with Cuidad
Juarez and Mexico. Mr. Speaker, since 1998, 7,000 people--human beings--have died trying
to cross into the United States. As we further militarize and wall up
and make it harder for people to come as legitimate asylum seekers;
refugees; folks who want to work in our economy; people who want to
join their families, be with their moms, dads, brothers, and sisters,
their children, we ensure greater suffering and death. Mr. Speaker, we do not need a wall. We need comprehensive immigration
reform. We need to treat each other with dignity and respect. That
ensures our safety, security, and success.
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