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Immigrants Must Be Treated Humanely

Floor Speech

Date: April 28, 2023
Location: Washington, DC

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Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to discuss the importance of treating immigrants in a humane way.

In a hearing in the Homeland Security Committee recently, we discussed an incredibly offensive collector's coin called a challenge coin being sold online.

It depicted a Border Patrol agent on horseback chasing a Black Haitian migrant with a whip. The coin celebrated the incident, and it was claimed to be circulating with Border Patrol agents.

It disgusted almost everyone in the hearing, except for a prominent MAGA Republican who laughed about it. No one should find the abusive treatment of human beings funny.

It is a national embarrassment. These migrants are trying to better their lives and the lives of their families.

We need to have an effective immigration policy in this country, but we also need to make sure all migrants, regardless of status, are treated humanely and fairly.

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