Is U.S. Rep Ted Lieu helping terrorist refugees when he calls for a World Refugee Day?
House Speaker Paul Ryan should block this insulting resolution.
Mr. Lieu’s 33rd Congressional district is home to the most corrupt VA in the nation, the capital for homeless Veterans.
When Mr. Lieu, a Westside/South Bay Democrat, introduced a House Resolution yesterday that he said reaffirmed the United States commitment (https://lieu.house.gov/sites/lieu.house.gov/files/Lieu%20Refugee%20Resolution.pdf) to the protection of refugees and displaced persons, a crowd followed him.
Reps. Eliot Engel, David Cicilline, Earl Blumenauer, Alcee Hastings, Juan Vargas, Joe Crowley, Ruben Gallego, Adam Schiff, Zoe Lofgren and Betty McCollum quickly joined Mr. Lieu as co-sponsors.
“On World Refugee Day,” said Mr. Lieu, a colonel in the Air Force reserves, “we must recognize the incredible fortitude of the world’s millions of refugees and displaced persons in the face of unthinkable hardships.
“Unfortunately, this year’s commemoration comes amidst the highest levels of worldwide displacement of people ever recorded. Fueled by ongoing conflict, violence and persecution, the number of people forcibly displaced had risen to a staggering 65 million by the end of 2015, compared to 51 million only two years earlier. This significant increase is a poignant reminder of how much work there still is to do.
“Today, Congress should send a strong message that the U.S.—a country whose story has been written by those fleeing oppression and hardship – will not abandon the world’s most vulnerable populations.”
Mr. Rosebrock may be contacted at rrosebrock1@aol.com
