Let me be clear: There is no rationale that excuses how our government is treating the migrants, in particular the migrant children, currently in its care. We must do better.https://nyti.ms/2XI2KI7
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What is happening at our border required an immediate response, and while the Senate’s bill was not as strong as I wanted, I felt it was important to start moving money to the border as soon as possible.
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I will work with my colleagues on @HomelandDems to ensure the money is spent as it was intended. I also will be traveling to our southern border as part of a bipartisan delegation later this month to see the conditions there for myself.
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Many people in my district feel passionately about protecting our borders. I strongly believe in border security, and I believe that our immigration system is broken and requires a major overhaul.
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But let me be clear: There is no rationale that excuses how our government is treating the migrants, in particular the migrant children, currently in its care. We must do better.
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Finally, I am deeply troubled by the reports of the behavior by some of our border officers toward migrants, as well as toward some of my House colleagues.
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Any official paid by taxpayer dollars is bound by a code of conduct and is subject to the Hatch Act, which prohibits any political activity or overt political bias in a workplace setting.
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I expect leadership at Customs and Border Patrol to not only condemn any misconduct, but to hold accountable any officers engaging in inappropriate behavior.
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Representative, this is unconscionable. Billions of dollars, no strings attached, given to the people who did this: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/07/06/us/migrants-border-patrol-clint.html … ...all so that that could do it some more. If it were in your power to stop without defunding, why didn’t you stop it already?pic.twitter.com/wjLzQy1oOr
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There has been zero oversight, zero leadership, and zero commitment from you or
@HomelandDems to do anything about this. Just a blank check to keep it going. If reciting GOP talking points is the best you can do on this issue, we need someone who can do better representing us.
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