Raul Grijalva
Raul Grijalva
Raúl Manuel Grijalvais the U.S. Representative for Arizona's 3rd congressional district, serving since 2003. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district, numbered as the 7th District from 2003 to 2013, includes the western third of Tucson, all of Yuma and Nogales, and some peripheral parts of metro Phoenix...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth19 February 1948
CountryUnited States of America
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As a first-generation son, a native-born son of an immigrant that came to this country, I hope we do not close the door to that legacy.
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More than half the combat deaths in Vietnam occurred after Richard Nixon was elected on a promise to bring the war to an end, and after the American people had already decided that they did not want one more soldier to die in Vietnam.
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The American people have decided that it was a mistake to choose to go to war in Iraq.
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This war of choice in Iraq is undermining the very fabric of American society.
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We, as a country, have not seen a significant change in immigration policy in nearly two decades, even though all Americans agree that current immigration policy is outdated and malfunctioning.
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How many times will this Congress waste time on an issue that a majority of Americans do not want?
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We cannot shun our values as an immigrant nation. This is a wrong path. And while possibly it is a short-term political victory based on division and based on creating a wedge issue that splits people in this country, it is a long-term defeat for this Nation.
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While this debate today is a belated effort to inform the American people, it is nevertheless an empty gesture. It is time to admit our mistake in Iraq and begin to bring our troops home with honor.