‘I’m So Tired Of It’: Delia Ramirez Blasts ‘Sham Resolution’ Condemning Harris's Work On The Border

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During House floor remarks last week, Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL) spoke about Vice President Kamala Harris’s handling of the southern border.

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00:00Mr. Speaker, I yield two minutes to the gentlewoman from Illinois.

00:05The gentlewoman from Illinois is recognized for two minutes.

00:08Thank you, Ranking Member.

00:11As I walked in here, all I heard was what I hear in my—in committee.

00:17Constant criminalizing of immigrant communities.

00:20And so, let me tell you, I rise in strong opposition to House Resolution 1371.

00:25But this is more lies, more representations, and more inaccuracies.

00:31When the majority cannot pass bills, what do they do?

00:34They introduce blatantly political resolutions that consistently target powerful women of

00:42color.

00:43See, you can always tell when we're getting closer to an election, because these extreme

00:47members of the Republican Party, they literally turn up the volume under xenophobia.

00:52And they're doing it again with H.R. 1371.

00:55They lie about immigration and public safety.

00:58I mean, when you look at studies, it shows that immigration is actually associated with

01:03lower crime rates.

01:05They fearmonger, they dehumanize, while they're also quoting scripture, which is kind of hypocritical.

01:11And they scapegoat asylum seekers, people who, just like my parents, want to seek a

01:16life of dignity and hope and have faithfully contributed to their community and to our

01:21collective economy.

01:22They are willing to vilify and misrepresent the sitting vice president of the United States

01:28for her diplomatic work to address the root causes of migration from Central America.

01:33If my Republican colleagues actually cared about immigration or border security, they

01:38would address the conditions that drive people to the southern border.

01:41They would pass spending bills and invest in foreign humanitarian assistance and international

01:45development programs.

01:47And they would participate in cooperative efforts to realize a world where people can

01:51build their life they want back at home.

01:54But they've done none of that.

01:56Just this week, I didn't see any of my Republican colleagues at my Congressional Caucus on Global

02:02Migration.

02:03Instead, they want us to waste our time on legislative gimmicks and sham resolutions

02:08to score cheap political points.

02:11Enough.

02:12Seriously, enough.

02:14We've been here, we've done this, it's deja vu.

02:16I am tired.

02:18I yield, General Leigh, an additional 30 seconds.

02:20General Leigh is recognized for 30 seconds.

02:22They continue to shelve their mass deportation BS.

02:28And I'm so tired of it.

02:29Let's get to solutions.

02:31We should be talking about appropriations.

02:32We should be talking about how we make sure that things are working for the American people

02:36instead of criminalizing people that are helping us boost our economy.

02:39So let's vote no on House Resolution 1371 and let's be done with this waste of time.

02:44I yield back to the Ranking Member.

02:46Thank you, General Leigh.

‘I’m So Tired Of It’: Delia Ramirez Blasts ‘Sham Resolution’ Condemning Harris's Work On The Border

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