Congressman Rubén Hinojosa: We Must Stop the Republican's Crusade Against Immigrant Families

Statement

Congressman Rubén Hinojosa (TX-15) stated the following in response to H.R. 639, Speaker Paul Ryan's Anti-Immigrant Amicus Brief Resolution:

"Speaker Ryan presented to the House floor today a partisan anti-immigrant resolution that would give him the power to file, on behalf of the full House, an amicus brief with the Supreme Court in response to the United States v Texas case. What makes matters worse is that no member of the House has actually seen the resolution. The American people deserve to know what the House GOP is planning to say in the brief. Today's vote is another attack on the Latino community. I stand against this action.

"House Democrats must have the opportunity to vote on an alternative amicus brief in support of the President's executive actions on immigration -- actions that fall within the legal and constitutional precedent established by every Administration, Republican and Democrat, since President Eisenhower. In fact, many of my House and Senate colleagues and I (a total of 225) filed an amicus brief in support of President Obama's executive actions to expand DACA and create DAPA, both of which will keep immigrant families together, to the U.S. Supreme Court last week.

"It is important to fix our broken immigration system, not tear families apart or deport young DREAMERs. Now is the time for House Republicans to join Democrats in being united for opportunity for all hard-working families in the U.S. We must stand against radical, anti-immigrant rhetoric set forth by Republicans."

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