Attorney's Office all working around the clock to try to eradicate this
evil. But more has to be done, and that is what this bill is about. We
cannot allow gang members to be taking advantage of loopholes in the
immigration laws. To me, nothing could be more shameful than for us not
to do our job. Nothing would be more violative of our role under the
Constitution to protect people from all enemies foreign and domestic
than for us not to pass legislation such as this. This is absolutely
essential. This isn't theoretical, and this is not hypothetical. For those who are concerned about immigrants and those who are
concerned about DACA--and I support DACA--and those who are supportive
of the helpless in our society, how can you take any action which would
prevent us from going after MS-13? MS-13 is a violent and vicious gang,
and if we don't stand together as one, if we continue to make
hypothetical arguments or a parade of horribles, we are subjecting and
putting more young people--innocent young people--documented and
undocumented, in the line of fire and putting them into the killing
fields. I applaud the President, I applaud the Attorney General, and I also
support the Democratic leaders in Suffolk County, all of whom have come
together in a bipartisan effort to stamp out MS-13. But we must do
more.
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