Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick speaking in Bristol Borough.
"The asylum-related provisions of this bill would only bring
more chaos, dysfunction, and human suffering to our borders. Resurrecting the
‘Remain in Mexico’ policy would deliver people seeking asylum to torture,
separate families, and lead to more grave human rights abuses,” said Eleanor
Acer, Senior Director for Refugee Protection at Human Rights First. "Human
Rights First’s extensive research on the policy decisively shows that ‘Remain
in Mexico’ cannot be implemented safely or humanely. The policy not only wastes
finite government resources, it is a boon to the criminal cartels that target
migrants delivered to wait in their territories.”
The new House legislation follows the Senate’s passage on
Tuesday of a $95 billion international assistance bill, which excluded border
security funding and bipartisan border policy provisions that initially
proposed and blocked by Republicans.
