Today, Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY13) released the following statement on President Trump’s decision to deploy the National Guard to the U.S. – Mexico border.
“Deploying National Guard troops to our southern border puts our country at risk, and is one of Trump's many bullying tactics meant to scare immigrant children and families. There are a number of factors that still remain unclear. Unauthorized border crossings are at an all-time low, so what is the immediate crisis? Once again, Trump is throwing red meat to his base and turning the same anti-immigrant rhetoric we witnessed during his campaign now into harmful policy. We must continue to resist these efforts that tear families apart. I urge all border states to stringently review and reject this latest proposal as it fails to uphold our American values.”
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