Schools Not Shelters Act
Floor Speech
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Mr. BEAN of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I thank Dr. Foxx for yielding.
Mr. Speaker, what do parents worry about? According to a National PTA survey, American parents worry most about their child being bullied, and they worry about their child struggling socially and emotionally.
What is not on the list? Their school being taken over by illegal immigrants. You would think American parents wouldn't have to worry about that, but yet here we are, because this is crazy town, and here in crazy town, the Biden administration is fixated on transforming America's public schools, our institutions for learning, into shelters for illegal immigrants.
It is happening now, and we are already seeing elementary and secondary school facilities in cities like New York being converted into housing for immigrants who have illegally crossed our border.
Let me be clear. This type of activity emphasizes the notion that an open border is the new normal. This is an attack on law and order and on American families who pay taxes into these schools so their children can get a good educational foundation.
Housing illegal immigrants in school facilities creates a host of issues, including safety hazards, security threats, health risks for our children, and let's not forget, America's students are facing severe learning loss because of school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic.
I believe our schools are for educating students, not for supporting unhinged policies.
I believe teachers should be our educators, not ICE agents.
I believe school gyms and rec spaces should be for physical education and not for motel rooms.
House Republicans are calling President Biden into the principal's office. We refuse to let this happen, and that is why we are tackling this issue head-on with H.R. 3941, the Schools Not Shelters Act.
It says no to this dangerous initiative that threatens our children and distracts our schools from their core mission--to educate America's kids.
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