International Rescue Committee Condemns Senate Judiciary Committee Vote on Anti-Asylum Bill, Urges Senate to Reject This Harmful Legislation
August 01, 2019
August 01, 2019
NEW YORK, Aug. 1 -- The International Rescue Committee issued the following news release:
Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted along party lines to advance Chairman Lindsey Graham's Secure and Protect Act of 2019. The bill will now move to the Senate floor for consideration and every Senator must decide whether he or she will stand publicly with refugees or stand on the wrong side of history. The IRC is opposed to this bill. It is an attack on families seeking safety from vio . . .
Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted along party lines to advance Chairman Lindsey Graham's Secure and Protect Act of 2019. The bill will now move to the Senate floor for consideration and every Senator must decide whether he or she will stand publicly with refugees or stand on the wrong side of history. The IRC is opposed to this bill. It is an attack on families seeking safety from vio . . .