What we do
know is that, since August, over 600,000 Rohingya civilians have fled
to neighboring Bangladesh to escape systematic persecution, mass rape,
killings, and disappearances committed by the Burmese military. These
are crimes against humanity and the very definition of ethnic
cleansing. There is no place for genocide in 2017. The international community
needs to increase the humanitarian access to Rohingya. In addition, we must consider the crisis from a national security
perspective. Not only are the squalid refugee camps teeming with
contamination and disease, but the mass exodus and horrible conditions
are a breeding ground for terrorist recruitment. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support the resolution.