I visited border facilities in the Rio Grande Valley yesterday as part of a bipartisan Congressional delegation. It's clear our immigration system is currently overloaded & not equipped to process the influx of migrants & asylum seekers at our border.https://www.wamc.org/post/rep-delgado-delegation-visit-us-border-facilities …
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Solutions require dealing with the entire reality of the situation - from focusing on foreign policy to address violence in Northern Triangle countries to providing resources to decrease the massive asylum backlog & ensure families remain together in humane, sanitary conditions.
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We must balance our need for security at our border, that keeps our country safe, with our own core values. We cannot forget we were founded as a nation of immigrants. Welcoming those suffering, seeking refuge, has always been an intrinsic part of who we are as Americans.
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