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speaker, i urge members to support h.r. 2548, the electrify africa act. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 2548 as amended? those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair -- >> mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california. mr. royce: i ask for a recorded vote. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman asks for the yeas and nays. >> i ask for the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceed thonings question will be postponed. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. royce: i move that the house suspend the rules and pass house resolution 418 as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 418, resolution urging the government of burma to end the rohingya n of
speaker, i urge members to support h.r. 2548, the electrify africa act. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 2548 as amended? those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair -- >> mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california. mr. royce: i ask for a recorded vote. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman asks for the yeas and nays. >> i ask for the yeas and nays....
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he coordinates in burundi, central africa, and congo. and rwanda. since joining crs, he has coordinated food aid during the kosovo crisis, overseeing the emergency response to the 2004 tsunami and directed crs's response to the 2010 earthquake in haiti. he served as a country representative to angola, haiti and the philippines. i myself along with a few other members were there and applaud the work that was done during that tsunami in 2004 by crs. it is great to know that you were there making sure that happen because otherwise it would have been far worse than it actually was. i would like introduce ms. madeleine rose is an advocacy advisor for mercycorps an aid agency. she leads mercycorps portfolios on sub-saharan youth programs, counterterrorism, and humanitarian access, countering violent extremism and atrocity prevention. she has also worked for the committee on national legislation in congress at the united nations and with community based organizations in south africa and for netapp. we will then hear from mr. caspar -- i hope i am pronounci
he coordinates in burundi, central africa, and congo. and rwanda. since joining crs, he has coordinated food aid during the kosovo crisis, overseeing the emergency response to the 2004 tsunami and directed crs's response to the 2010 earthquake in haiti. he served as a country representative to angola, haiti and the philippines. i myself along with a few other members were there and applaud the work that was done during that tsunami in 2004 by crs. it is great to know that you were there making...
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and all of africa. now, african command, basically, does not have any jets. it does not have any conventional divisions. so you leverage all of the other commands when you need physical boots on the ground. >> boots on the ground, planes in the air, ships in the sea, etc. >> however, the role of african command, and i'm not trying to put words in your mouth so please correct me if i'm even a little off, it is in fact to look at a continent in which we have almost no troops and almost no basing. we have a small joint base but for the most part, we have no military assets in africa. is it fair to say that counterterrorism, looking for and being aware and working with the government in africa, with or without, if necessary, to combat terrorism and to make sure governments are stable and able to support our missions and the eight missions and the embassies? is that really to a great extent why there is a unique command with a four-star general in charge of it that focuses on this continent of a billion peop
and all of africa. now, african command, basically, does not have any jets. it does not have any conventional divisions. so you leverage all of the other commands when you need physical boots on the ground. >> boots on the ground, planes in the air, ships in the sea, etc. >> however, the role of african command, and i'm not trying to put words in your mouth so please correct me if i'm even a little off, it is in fact to look at a continent in which we have almost no troops and...
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that brings up education in africa. what is the status of women getting an education in africa. the statistics remain pretty grave. , these know for sure young women were in a catch-22 situation. the context of those girls being at the chibok secondary school was that they only had that one day to have the opportunity to take their exam. meant aics exam completely different life for them. they could become the dr., the lawyers, the economists of the country. it was such a security problem, there were questions about whether or not they should go to school. they would have had to wait a whole mother year without the next step of education. many women in the continent are put in the situation. .omen have to choose in most countries, you have to pay school fees. you have to choose between your son and your daughter going to school. you have to choose whether or not going to ee or pay the school fees. we were talking about public schools educational for. would radicalize the situation in africa in a positive way. host: united states sends about $700 million a year. does that go to e
that brings up education in africa. what is the status of women getting an education in africa. the statistics remain pretty grave. , these know for sure young women were in a catch-22 situation. the context of those girls being at the chibok secondary school was that they only had that one day to have the opportunity to take their exam. meant aics exam completely different life for them. they could become the dr., the lawyers, the economists of the country. it was such a security problem,...
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meet the new security requirements in africa. no military commander has highlighted wildlife trafficking. nor have they recommend the it be prioritized before this committee. combating wildlife trafficking should not be a core d.o.d. mission. they recognize that combating wildlife trafficking is not a co-d.o.d. function and thus the combating does not set forth. the d.o.d. should not be duplicating efforts that are occurring within the interagency, including the intelligence community, the law enforcement community and the state department which are working on and collecting information on this issue. i thank the gentleman and i yield back. the chair: the gentlelady yields back. the gentleman from texas. mr. thornberry: if there is a terrorism connection to this illegal poaching, the military can stop it just like other forms of terrorist financing, but as an independent objective for the military, we are stretched too thin already and for that reason i recommend that the members reject this amendment and i yield back. the chair:
meet the new security requirements in africa. no military commander has highlighted wildlife trafficking. nor have they recommend the it be prioritized before this committee. combating wildlife trafficking should not be a core d.o.d. mission. they recognize that combating wildlife trafficking is not a co-d.o.d. function and thus the combating does not set forth. the d.o.d. should not be duplicating efforts that are occurring within the interagency, including the intelligence community, the law...
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and all of africa. now, >> yes. >> african command, basically, does not have any jets. it does not have any conventional divisions. so you leverage all of the other commands when you need physical boots on the ground. >> that's correct. boots on the grounds, planes in the air, ships in the sea, etc. >> however, the role of african command, and i'm not trying to put words in your mouth so please correct me if i'm even a little off, it is in fact to look at a continent in which we have almost no troops and almost no basing. we have a small joint ace but -- base but for the most part, we have no military assets in africa. is it fair to say that counterterrorism, looking for and being aware and working with the government in africa, with or without if necessary, to combat terrorism and to make sure governments are stable and able to support our missions and the eight missions and the embassies? is that really to a great extent why there is a unique command with a four-star general in charge of it that focus
and all of africa. now, >> yes. >> african command, basically, does not have any jets. it does not have any conventional divisions. so you leverage all of the other commands when you need physical boots on the ground. >> that's correct. boots on the grounds, planes in the air, ships in the sea, etc. >> however, the role of african command, and i'm not trying to put words in your mouth so please correct me if i'm even a little off, it is in fact to look at a continent in...
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the world economy for africa hosted in nigeria have created an opportunity for u.s. and foreign technical assistance. with this in mind, i would want to make four recommendations. there is a need for humanitarian assistance and support to prevent further marginalization of the populations who are at ri risk. there is urgent need for support to victims of violence in northeast nigeria. other recommendations support regional approach like all weaknesses have said, there is a need to have regional collaboration between nigeria and its neighbors. particularly cameroon. securing the borders will limit illegal activities. we need also to support a robust community for improving human security. how do we ensure communities also engaged in this? we also need to prevent a monetary humanitarian abuse is by security forces. more importantly, we know that the level and presence of military in locations have also increased the level of violations of human rights of citizens. we need to build this effort. nass much as we want to concentrate on the current crisis, particularly on t
the world economy for africa hosted in nigeria have created an opportunity for u.s. and foreign technical assistance. with this in mind, i would want to make four recommendations. there is a need for humanitarian assistance and support to prevent further marginalization of the populations who are at ri risk. there is urgent need for support to victims of violence in northeast nigeria. other recommendations support regional approach like all weaknesses have said, there is a need to have regional...
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di,coordinates in burun central africa, and congo. and rwanda. crs, he hasg coordinated food aid during the close of a crisis, overseeing the emergency response to the directed crs'sd response to the 2010 earthquake in haiti. he served as a country are presented to angola, haiti and the philippines. i myself along with a few other members were there and applaud the work that was done during that tsunami in 2004 by crs. it is great to know that you were there making sure that happen because otherwise it would have been far worse than it actually was. i would like introduce ms. madeleine rose is an advocacy aidsor for mercycoprrps an agency. mercycorps portfolios on sub-saharan youth programs, counterterrorism, and humanitarian access, countering violent extremism and atrocity prevention. she has also worked for the committee on national legislation in congress at the united nations and with community based organizations in south africa and for netapp. we will then hear from mr. caspar -- i hope i am pronouncing that correctly. who is the uganda-ba
di,coordinates in burun central africa, and congo. and rwanda. crs, he hasg coordinated food aid during the close of a crisis, overseeing the emergency response to the directed crs'sd response to the 2010 earthquake in haiti. he served as a country are presented to angola, haiti and the philippines. i myself along with a few other members were there and applaud the work that was done during that tsunami in 2004 by crs. it is great to know that you were there making sure that happen because...
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but the franchises of al qaeda that are moving west and south to him and, to africa, to north theya, are as dangerous as have ever been and officials in the state department say they are worried about a large number of foreign fighters taking part in the war in syria coming from all over the place including the u.s. and europe, learning terrorist attack skills and becoming radicalized. they could pose a threat to europe and the west. >> the state department report you are writing about says fewer americans were killed in 2014. how does that square with the increase in terrorist attacks worldwide? >> american counterterrorism agencies including the fbi and other parts of the intelligence community have gotten a lot better at disrupting attacks inside the u.s. they're always cautious about reclaiming victory, but they do say in terms of organized events that could attack someplace like a sports stadium or a shopping mall, they are very effective at starting those before they start. where americans have been killed are places that are already a hotbed for terrorism, places like afghanis
but the franchises of al qaeda that are moving west and south to him and, to africa, to north theya, are as dangerous as have ever been and officials in the state department say they are worried about a large number of foreign fighters taking part in the war in syria coming from all over the place including the u.s. and europe, learning terrorist attack skills and becoming radicalized. they could pose a threat to europe and the west. >> the state department report you are writing about...
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particularly, and ambassador or from northtizens africa, it is not exactly the toughest spot. i believe we could have saved those who takes action. do you think we have the ability to do that? >> presently or at the time? time, it did not happen that way. --ers have discussed >> did the united states have the ability to protect -- >> people at that post, within -- hours >> the military could have made a response of some sort. >> the military could have made a response. individualsose two were not saved. people.and interviewed our military personnel, they were not given the go-ahead. they were not given the assets. no one responded to go in and save the two individuals who lost. i believe we had that capability. can you tell the committee if you think we had the capability of saving them at that time once again? >> you mentioned personal assets and time and distance. all those things put together at that moment? i was not in operations -- >> again, we had that capability, i believe. i was told even before this if we had an incident, we could go in and rescue or resolve a situat
particularly, and ambassador or from northtizens africa, it is not exactly the toughest spot. i believe we could have saved those who takes action. do you think we have the ability to do that? >> presently or at the time? time, it did not happen that way. --ers have discussed >> did the united states have the ability to protect -- >> people at that post, within -- hours >> the military could have made a response of some sort. >> the military could have made a...
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before that, she worked as npr's chief correspondent in africa. hunter-gault joined npr in 1997 after 20 years with pbs where she worked as a national correspondent for "news hour" with jim lehrer. she began her journalism career as a reporter for "the new yorker" and later worked as a local news reporter for wrc in washington. and as the harlem bureau chief for the "new york times." she has numerous honors, including two emmy awards and two peabody awards, one for her work on a news hour series about south africa during the life of apartheid, and the other for general coverage of africa in 1998. she is also, as we know, a public speaker. she holds more than three honorary degrees. she is on the board of the committee to protect journalists, the peabody board and the digital promise global. she is vice president of the clara elizabeth jackson carter foundation. established by camille cosby in honor of her mother, and she is going to lead news a conversation for the next portion of our program. charlene hunter-gault. [applause] >> we're all excited
before that, she worked as npr's chief correspondent in africa. hunter-gault joined npr in 1997 after 20 years with pbs where she worked as a national correspondent for "news hour" with jim lehrer. she began her journalism career as a reporter for "the new yorker" and later worked as a local news reporter for wrc in washington. and as the harlem bureau chief for the "new york times." she has numerous honors, including two emmy awards and two peabody awards, one for...
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he coordinates in burundi, central africa, and congo. and rwanda. since joining crs, he has coordinated food aid during the kosovo crisis, overseeing the emergency response to the 2004 tsunami and directed crs's response to the 2010 earthquake in haiti. he served as a country representative to angola, haiti and the philippines. i myself along with a few other members were there and applaud
he coordinates in burundi, central africa, and congo. and rwanda. since joining crs, he has coordinated food aid during the kosovo crisis, overseeing the emergency response to the 2004 tsunami and directed crs's response to the 2010 earthquake in haiti. he served as a country representative to angola, haiti and the philippines. i myself along with a few other members were there and applaud
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>> he was in a bureau that was active with africa command, especially through our j5 shop. his area was influential in that we would certainly need to coordinate what it is we were doing with that interagency partner. he did come to the command and interact with members of the command. >> my time has expired. i yield back. >> i thank the gentlelady. we now go to the general. >> in your testimony you said that new normal in libya, now fractured in many lines. was anything normal about the so-called new normal in libya after gaddafi and could you elaborate? >> normal by my definition would be functioning government that has intact political process, a prospering economy, and a military that is disciplined and able to defend for the defense for the nation. that as we have heard here today the libyans continue to struggle with as they move forward. >> after the fall of gaddafi it becomes more chaotic? >> absolutely. >> could you highlight what you knew beforehand about eastern libya? what were you predisposed to as far as following intelligence? >> obviously that was where for
>> he was in a bureau that was active with africa command, especially through our j5 shop. his area was influential in that we would certainly need to coordinate what it is we were doing with that interagency partner. he did come to the command and interact with members of the command. >> my time has expired. i yield back. >> i thank the gentlelady. we now go to the general. >> in your testimony you said that new normal in libya, now fractured in many lines. was anything...
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than: i learned a lot more what most people knew about his time going up in africa and asia. lot.aw that they moved a they did a few years in thailand and then came back to the u.s.. he was in india. he has some real exposure to other cultures, more so than most government officials you will see. the other thing that is crucial read --e book is if you i believe it is the second chapter. it goes over his early days in treasury. i think those are the times that really shaped his thinking, especially his thinking later on during the financial crisis in 2008 and 2009. shaped by the mexico crisis, he was shaped by the asian financial crisis in the late1890's -- in the 1980's. he was also shaped by larry you couldn't kill off a crisis with half measures. had to use massive decisive force and not leave any doubt to anyone, either the markets or the public, that you were serious about fighting this. theextensive that would be moral hazard argument, that you would encourage people to miss behave in the future. he always thought that was secondary to making sure that a crisis did not s
than: i learned a lot more what most people knew about his time going up in africa and asia. lot.aw that they moved a they did a few years in thailand and then came back to the u.s.. he was in india. he has some real exposure to other cultures, more so than most government officials you will see. the other thing that is crucial read --e book is if you i believe it is the second chapter. it goes over his early days in treasury. i think those are the times that really shaped his thinking,...
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forces in africa. and he said, you know, the chinese are operating strongly in africa. if we pull back from the world front -- and i absolutely agree that we shouldn't be the world's policemen -- but if we pull back, and this is just my humble opinion, that there are so many other actors out there that will fill that void, whether it be china, whether it be russia, or some other state actor, that it's going to put us in great jeopardy. particularly our friends. we've heard from our friends. and i concur with your statement, chairman, that they're concerned about where are we going to be if needed. and we have great intentions, but if we don't have the ability to project the force forward, we're going to be in a precarious position, i think. so it's really not a question, it was more of a statement. i just want to thank both of you, your leadership on the committee, both from the minority side and the majority side. it's been a great year and five months, i will tell you. the markup that we just went th
forces in africa. and he said, you know, the chinese are operating strongly in africa. if we pull back from the world front -- and i absolutely agree that we shouldn't be the world's policemen -- but if we pull back, and this is just my humble opinion, that there are so many other actors out there that will fill that void, whether it be china, whether it be russia, or some other state actor, that it's going to put us in great jeopardy. particularly our friends. we've heard from our friends. and...
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during the life of apartheid and the other for general coverage in africa in 1998. she is also a sought-after public speaker. she holds more than three honorary degrees. to protect board journalists and other committees. she is vice president of the carter foundation established by camille cosby in honor of her mother. and she is going to lead us in a conversation for the next portion of our program. charlene hunter galt. [applause] >> we are excited about this conversation and so excited to get it started but we skipped over one thing and we can't skip it because it's too important. and that is our acnonlment and special recognition of jack greenberg. so i'm going to ask before we start the conversation for former director counsel ted shaw to come and give our special recognition to jack greenberg. >> good afternoon. first let me congratulate sissy arshall, who is an inspiration , mentor, friend, and i wish all of you could know sissy marshall the way some of us have been fortunate to get to know her. she has one of the most wicked senses of humor you will ever hea
during the life of apartheid and the other for general coverage in africa in 1998. she is also a sought-after public speaker. she holds more than three honorary degrees. to protect board journalists and other committees. she is vice president of the carter foundation established by camille cosby in honor of her mother. and she is going to lead us in a conversation for the next portion of our program. charlene hunter galt. [applause] >> we are excited about this conversation and so excited...
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he was in a bureau that was active with africa command, especially through our j5 shop. his area was influential in that we would certainly need to coordinate what it is we were doing with that interagency partner. did come to the command and interact with members of the command. >> my time has expired. i yield back. >> i think the gentlelady. we now go to the general. >> in your testimony you said now new normal in libya, fractured in many lines. was anything normal about the so-called new normal in libya after gaddafi and could usually elaborate? >> normal by my definition would be functioning government that political process, a prospering economy, and a military that is disciplined and able to defend for the defense for the nation. todays we have heard here the libyans continue to struggle with as they move forward. gaddafi itall of becomes more chaotic? >> absolutely. >> could you highlight what you knew beforehand about eastern libya? what were you predispose as far as following intelligence? obviously that was where for a some of the rebel activity at , much about
he was in a bureau that was active with africa command, especially through our j5 shop. his area was influential in that we would certainly need to coordinate what it is we were doing with that interagency partner. did come to the command and interact with members of the command. >> my time has expired. i yield back. >> i think the gentlelady. we now go to the general. >> in your testimony you said now new normal in libya, fractured in many lines. was anything normal about the...
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during the life of apartheid and the other for general coverage in africa in 1998. she is also a sought-after public speaker. she holds more than three honorary degrees. she is on the board to protect journalists and other committees. she is vice president of the carter foundation established by camille cosby in honor of her mother. and she is going to lead us in a conversation for the next portion of our program. charlene hunter galt. [applause] >> we are excited about this conversation and so excited to get it started but we skipped over one thing and we can't skip it because it's too important. and that is our acknowledgment and special recognition of jack greenberg. so i'm going to ask before we start the conversation for former director counsel ted shaw to come and give our special recognition to jack greenberg. >> good afternoon. first let me congratulate sissy marshall, who is an inspiration, mentor, friend, and i wish all of you could know sissy marshall the way some of us have been fortunate to get to know her. she has one of the most wicked senses of humor
during the life of apartheid and the other for general coverage in africa in 1998. she is also a sought-after public speaker. she holds more than three honorary degrees. she is on the board to protect journalists and other committees. she is vice president of the carter foundation established by camille cosby in honor of her mother. and she is going to lead us in a conversation for the next portion of our program. charlene hunter galt. [applause] >> we are excited about this conversation...
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is "stretched thin other humanitarian crises in africa." this is just over 2.5 hours. >> order and thank you for being here. our hearing addresses an extremely critical topic this morning. the worsening crisis in the central african republic's where lives hang in the balance and the window for action is narrowing every day. this is not the first hearing we have had on these republics. it follows up a hearing we held last november. many of us have been in ongoing and numerous meetings with bishops, humanitarian ngos, diplomats and interested parties. our november hearing, robert jackson who will again testify today said that the car was in a pre-genocide stage. , the situation appears to have gotten worse. we will hear again today from secretary jackson who will update us on the situation on the ground and also on a change in policy that i believe reflects a course of action that we have recommended that the administration take less november. namely, that peacekeepers be introduced into the country as the existing african force has been serv
is "stretched thin other humanitarian crises in africa." this is just over 2.5 hours. >> order and thank you for being here. our hearing addresses an extremely critical topic this morning. the worsening crisis in the central african republic's where lives hang in the balance and the window for action is narrowing every day. this is not the first hearing we have had on these republics. it follows up a hearing we held last november. many of us have been in ongoing and numerous...
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[applause] the trip to africa last year, where american assistance has made possible the prospect of an aids-free generation while helping africans care themselves for their sick. having farmers get their products to market. to feed populations once endangered by famine. we aim to double access to electricity in sub-saharan africa so people are connected to the promise of the global economy. all this creates new partners and shrinks the space for terrorism and conflict. tragically no american security operation can eradicate the threat posed by that extremist group like bokeo haram, the group that kidnapped those girls. that's why we have to focus not just on rescuing those girls right away, but also i'm supporting the education of their youth. it should be one of the hard-earned lessons of iraq and afghanistan. when our military became the strongest advocate for diplomacy and development, they understood that foreign assistance is not an afterthought. something nice to do apart from our national defense, apart from our national security. it is part of what makes us trong. ultimately
[applause] the trip to africa last year, where american assistance has made possible the prospect of an aids-free generation while helping africans care themselves for their sick. having farmers get their products to market. to feed populations once endangered by famine. we aim to double access to electricity in sub-saharan africa so people are connected to the promise of the global economy. all this creates new partners and shrinks the space for terrorism and conflict. tragically no american...
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yes, they are viewed with suspicion by many in west africa . they are seen as part of the network.m >> our guest is with us to talk about the u.s. effort in nigeria and take your questions on it. you can tweet us your thoughts or send us a thought on e-mail. first call is from craig on our independent line. you are on with ambassador john campbell. >> good morning. i want to appreciate the effort to help the people in nigeria but this situation you are not going to solve overnight stop the reason why is because boko haram it not just come from nowhere. they are a sponsorship in that country. talking about how they are going to free the girls, but nobody is addressing the issue. everybody know that. out toeral just came criticize boko haram. i'm telling you come you could stop this nonsense overnight. >> is ahead will stop widely believed in the southern part of nigeria, particularly amongst nigerians who are christian that there is kind of a relationship or sponsorship between boko haram and certain northern political figures. would point out i
yes, they are viewed with suspicion by many in west africa . they are seen as part of the network.m >> our guest is with us to talk about the u.s. effort in nigeria and take your questions on it. you can tweet us your thoughts or send us a thought on e-mail. first call is from craig on our independent line. you are on with ambassador john campbell. >> good morning. i want to appreciate the effort to help the people in nigeria but this situation you are not going to solve overnight...
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but in africa, it is a different ballgame. it is a threat to the legal system and to the rule of law and to democracy. dr. king says it well. injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere to stop that is why this should be of great importance. >> thank you very much. we have time for a few questions. stope identify yourself and wait for the microphone. >> thank you. scott newman from abc 7. thank you for doing this. i am curious, deborah, as we talked about boko haram and how much it affects the communities, the neighborhoods, was this something you always feared? is there a day that you go through life without worrying about boko haram? what is it like to be in an area where they are so dominant? yes, we move from one place to another. we were concerned that they would attack. my dad always moves, but they kept following him. gotou said earlier that you somehow to move out of that region into the capital from another pastore. what happens to that pastor? >> he was killed by boko haram. >> it was may 15 last year. the p
but in africa, it is a different ballgame. it is a threat to the legal system and to the rule of law and to democracy. dr. king says it well. injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere to stop that is why this should be of great importance. >> thank you very much. we have time for a few questions. stope identify yourself and wait for the microphone. >> thank you. scott newman from abc 7. thank you for doing this. i am curious, deborah, as we talked about boko haram and how...
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this was the assistant secretary for africa who was saying that. i remember i was dumbfounded. it was after an attack on another church. he gave the speech. -- after an attack on another church in 2012. he gave a speech saying that it had nothing to do with religion. thank you so much. emmanuel? do you want to take over? emanuel just returned from nigeria on friday. he has been in the northeast in cameroon for three weeks, collecting stories from boko haram's victims. >> yes >> thank you for having , me. thank you very much, everyone, for turning up to this lunchtime event where we are not serving lunch. [laughter] we have seen the headlines and we thought it would be a good idea to drill down a little and put a face to the reality of the atrocities that are going on. this is important. we face a major wall of denial. not from the soviet or the traditional establishment, but from the state are met. -- state department. deborah's story is one that we have known for a few years since we found her during a fact-finding mission. i should point out that she was denied a visa twice b
this was the assistant secretary for africa who was saying that. i remember i was dumbfounded. it was after an attack on another church. he gave the speech. -- after an attack on another church in 2012. he gave a speech saying that it had nothing to do with religion. thank you so much. emmanuel? do you want to take over? emanuel just returned from nigeria on friday. he has been in the northeast in cameroon for three weeks, collecting stories from boko haram's victims. >> yes >>...
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and one of the highest counterterrorism priorities in africa, they tell us. and that's especially the case given nigeria's position as the continent's most pop us will country and biggest -- populous country and biggest economy. this resolution is a show of solidarity with these young kidnapped girls, with their families and with the communities in northern nigeria who have lived under constant fear of boko haram for far too long. i reserve the balance of my time. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. engel: i rise in strong support of h.res. 573 and i yield myself such time as i may consume. i would like to begin by thanking our former committee colleague and our colleague, ms. wilson of florida, for authoring this important resolution. i would like to thank our chairman of the foreign affairs committee, mr. royce, for working with us on this piece of legislation in a bipartisan manner. this legislation condemns the abduction of nearly 500 school girls by the nigeriaian terrorist group boko haram and sports u.s. and intern
and one of the highest counterterrorism priorities in africa, they tell us. and that's especially the case given nigeria's position as the continent's most pop us will country and biggest -- populous country and biggest economy. this resolution is a show of solidarity with these young kidnapped girls, with their families and with the communities in northern nigeria who have lived under constant fear of boko haram for far too long. i reserve the balance of my time. . the speaker pro tempore: the...
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the franchises of al qaeda that are moving west and south to yemen, africa, north africa are as dangerous as they have ever been, and officials also say they are worried about a large number of foreign fighters taking part in the civil war in syria who are coming from all across the place, including the u.s. and europe and learning terrorist attack skills and becoming more radicalized and could pose a threat to your and the west as those fighters slip out from that conflict to their home countries. department report says fewer americans were killed and 2013. how does that square with the increase in terrorist attacks overall worldwide? >> well, american counterterrorism agencies including the at the eye and parts of the intelligence community have gotten a lot better at disrupting and intercepting attacks inside the u.s.. they are always cautious about proclaiming victory, but they do say that in terms of organized events that could attack a place like a sports stadium or a shopping mall, they are effective at stopping those before they start. where americans have been killed and targeted
the franchises of al qaeda that are moving west and south to yemen, africa, north africa are as dangerous as they have ever been, and officials also say they are worried about a large number of foreign fighters taking part in the civil war in syria who are coming from all across the place, including the u.s. and europe and learning terrorist attack skills and becoming more radicalized and could pose a threat to your and the west as those fighters slip out from that conflict to their home...
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and one of the highest counterterrorism priorities in africa, they tell us. and that's especially the case given nigeria's position as the continent's most pop us will country and biggest -- populous country and biggest economy. this resolution is a show of solidarity with these young kidnapped girls, with their families and with the communities in northern nigeria who have lived under constant fear of boko haram for far too long. i reserve the balance of my time. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. engel: i rise in strong support of h.res. 573 and i yield myself such time as i may consume. i would like to begin by thanking our former committee colleague and our colleague, ms. wilson of florida, for authoring this important resolution. i would like to thank our chairman of the foreign affairs committee, mr. royce, for working with us on this piece of legislation in a bipartisan manner. this legislation condemns the abduction of nearly 500 school girls by the nigeriaian terrorist group boko haram and sports u.s. and intern
and one of the highest counterterrorism priorities in africa, they tell us. and that's especially the case given nigeria's position as the continent's most pop us will country and biggest -- populous country and biggest economy. this resolution is a show of solidarity with these young kidnapped girls, with their families and with the communities in northern nigeria who have lived under constant fear of boko haram for far too long. i reserve the balance of my time. . the speaker pro tempore: the...
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embassies in east africa, destroying the uss cole in ecm in, and attacks on a scale. stopping them today they hope will offer -- prevent large-scale attacks in the future. termst does this mean in of that's organizations future? are they pretty much done and we should be more concerned about these so-called franchises? but i do not know if they were ever coined to snuff out the core al qaeda altogether, but if you get to the point would you can keep it from organizing and communicating with terrorists and becoming dangerous, that meant not make much of a difference. arechallenge is that they located in pakistan and some pakistani insurgents have ties to the pakistani government, particularly the intelligence he -- the intelligence agency. to go after al qaeda and extremist but also to keep what has become a very strained partnership with the pakistanis and the counterterrorism efforts. i am not sure if they will ever get to 100% success although the they would continue to lie to try and press the pakistanis to go after terrorist as much as they can. >> lastly, this is
embassies in east africa, destroying the uss cole in ecm in, and attacks on a scale. stopping them today they hope will offer -- prevent large-scale attacks in the future. termst does this mean in of that's organizations future? are they pretty much done and we should be more concerned about these so-called franchises? but i do not know if they were ever coined to snuff out the core al qaeda altogether, but if you get to the point would you can keep it from organizing and communicating with...
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in africa, there are several. that is potent. there are others, even in nigeria where they kidnapped the schoolgirls. n al qaeda affiliate. we think it is important to keep an eye on them. occasionally we will send local -- military teams to train the locals to be more effective. have countries in africa that could be taken over if we are not vigilant. an independent scholar in lynchburg, virginia. my question is, in 1948 ,hen israel was established that was the geneva conference. [inaudible]erence, we're going to have to let you go. it is difficult to hear. commentyou just made a that prior to 1967, there was no palestinian state. jordan controlled the west bank and egypt controlled gaza. why did they call for a palestinian state? when people referred to palestinians, they were talking about jews. put the toothpaste back in the tube. good luck with your book. guest: that is a strong point in the end. you can't reverse history. the palestinians have achieved a sense of april hood. -- peoplehood. you cannot reverse that. i was poi
in africa, there are several. that is potent. there are others, even in nigeria where they kidnapped the schoolgirls. n al qaeda affiliate. we think it is important to keep an eye on them. occasionally we will send local -- military teams to train the locals to be more effective. have countries in africa that could be taken over if we are not vigilant. an independent scholar in lynchburg, virginia. my question is, in 1948 ,hen israel was established that was the geneva conference....
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you look at the areas that are ineady in production, areas south america, africa, eastern europe. there are yield gaps, and we already have landed production. we could do a better job of getting more off of each acre by farming smarter, by improving our knowledge of how we go about landscapes.se on another level, it is also improving the audit committee or the efficiency of the farming that we are already doing. using crustacean agriculture. those kinds of things can -- what we are really trying to say is take the land do already have, and what can you do to get more out of it? and without also damaging water, air. host: how do we, in the united states, produce food versus other countries? guest: in the u.s., we produce food in a myriad of ways. what we try to get out -- get added the article as we have huge scale agriculture that dominates huge parts of the landscape, and we also have, as we have had traditionally in america, before world war ii there was a much higher percentage of smaller scale, diversified, family-oriented farms that reduce day friday of crops. ofthat produced
you look at the areas that are ineady in production, areas south america, africa, eastern europe. there are yield gaps, and we already have landed production. we could do a better job of getting more off of each acre by farming smarter, by improving our knowledge of how we go about landscapes.se on another level, it is also improving the audit committee or the efficiency of the farming that we are already doing. using crustacean agriculture. those kinds of things can -- what we are really...
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also a senate subcommittee on africa will lead a hearing surrounding the kidnapping of 300 schoolgirls in nigeria and the government response. 3.t is on c-span at the white house press secretary jay carney responded the u.s. response to nigeria, saying the u.s. is not actively considering sending military forces. mccain is making a call for -- senator mccain is making a call for special forces to rescue those girls. call?s the is that something that might be examined? >> let's not get ahead of ourselves. advising as the nigerian government to locate nd rescue these girls. finding them is the first step. personnel will be in nigeria in an advisory capacity. actively considering that the appointment of u.s. forces to participate in a combined rescue mission. i think it's important to not get ahead of ourselves. we are engaged at many levels as part of this group with personnel from africa and elsewhere to assist the government in the effort underway to find the kidnapped girls. that includes a reconnaissance flight. it also includes unmanned, snarmed reconnaissance flight in an effort to
also a senate subcommittee on africa will lead a hearing surrounding the kidnapping of 300 schoolgirls in nigeria and the government response. 3.t is on c-span at the white house press secretary jay carney responded the u.s. response to nigeria, saying the u.s. is not actively considering sending military forces. mccain is making a call for -- senator mccain is making a call for special forces to rescue those girls. call?s the is that something that might be examined? >> let's not get...
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and her decision to return, this time without the son who had gone with her to africa. do you know the theme in these every bit aterial, of it is taken from maya's own life and personal experiences. it's been said a writer writes best when she writes what she knows, and maya angelou knew she knew best about her own rich life. she -- this woman who at a child spent years mute, unable to speak, became prolific and widely read. her poetry, much of it was substantive and about social justice. there were poems about love. there were poems about black people. there were poems about rebellions and about the 1960's, the modern civil rights rebellion. she was nominated for a pulitzer prize for a book of poems just titled "just give me a cool drink of water before i die." she was the first black woman to have a screen play. it was called "georgia, georgia," it was produced in 1970. and she was honored for an emmy because of her, as it was said, search of clear messages was easily -- with easily digested meanings. she even adapted that first biography, "i know why the caged bird s
and her decision to return, this time without the son who had gone with her to africa. do you know the theme in these every bit aterial, of it is taken from maya's own life and personal experiences. it's been said a writer writes best when she writes what she knows, and maya angelou knew she knew best about her own rich life. she -- this woman who at a child spent years mute, unable to speak, became prolific and widely read. her poetry, much of it was substantive and about social justice. there...
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it sends assets to africa as required. and almost certainly, it has contributed to the personnel to the american personnel that is now in nigeria. yes they are viewed in suspicion by many in west africa. they are seen as part of that anti-islamic narrative. our guest is with us to u.s. effort in nigeria. if you want to ask them questions, the phonelines -- you can tweet us your thoughts at @cspanwj. is from craig in texas on our independent line. .o ahead caller: thank you. this situation is not going to be solved overnight. not justrist group did come from nowhere. they are sponsored in that country. i've been listening to the media talk about how they are going to free the 200 girls from nigeria. governor -- he's the one responsible for all of this. everybody knows that. what about -- i'm telling you you can stop this nonsense overnight. craig.hat is ambassador, go ahead. guest: well, it is widely believed, particularly in the southern part of the nigeria and amongst nigerians who are that there is a kind of relationship
it sends assets to africa as required. and almost certainly, it has contributed to the personnel to the american personnel that is now in nigeria. yes they are viewed in suspicion by many in west africa. they are seen as part of that anti-islamic narrative. our guest is with us to u.s. effort in nigeria. if you want to ask them questions, the phonelines -- you can tweet us your thoughts at @cspanwj. is from craig in texas on our independent line. .o ahead caller: thank you. this situation is...
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but the franchises of al qaeda are moving west and south to yemen, to africa, to north as dangerous as they've ever been. officialsdepartment also say they're worried about a large number of foreign fighters who are taking part in the civil syria who are coming from all across the place including the u.s. and europe, and attack skills skills and becoming more radicalized and could pose a threat to the west, as those fighters slip back in a conflict countries.me >> your writing says that fewer americans were killed in 2013. that square with the increase in terrorism attacks overall worldwide? >> well, american counterterrorism agencies including the f.b.i. and the of the intelligence community have gotten a lot better at disrupting and attacks inside the u.s. and they are always cautious about proclaiming that in but they do say terms of organized events that could attack some place like a stadium or a shopping mall, they're very effective at stopping those before they start. so where americans have been killed and targeted are already hot beds for terrorism, places like pakistan and af
but the franchises of al qaeda are moving west and south to yemen, to africa, to north as dangerous as they've ever been. officialsdepartment also say they're worried about a large number of foreign fighters who are taking part in the civil syria who are coming from all across the place including the u.s. and europe, and attack skills skills and becoming more radicalized and could pose a threat to the west, as those fighters slip back in a conflict countries.me >> your writing says that...
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he'll are going through africa, europe. we had an army of a few million. -- hitler going through africa to meet europe. at that point i think we were taking everybody we could find. your question was specific about do i think we should put on the defense bill and amnesty provision for those that serve in the military? the answer is no. i wondered about the general pricing for an aircraft or ship compared to inflation. do you think isis today are beyond inflation or about at the current rate of inflation? our profits to great? how to look into this and not ruffle too many feathers? great?profits too >> i think there was a period in were we were really building up the defense budget. but what we're seeing right now is the most drastic cutback we have seen since the end of world war ii. into aink we could get debate should we have a certain percentage of the gdp go, depending without regard to inflation, should we have that much spending on defense? what i would rather see us do is have a that looks out 20 years and says what
he'll are going through africa, europe. we had an army of a few million. -- hitler going through africa to meet europe. at that point i think we were taking everybody we could find. your question was specific about do i think we should put on the defense bill and amnesty provision for those that serve in the military? the answer is no. i wondered about the general pricing for an aircraft or ship compared to inflation. do you think isis today are beyond inflation or about at the current rate of...
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many of us were critical of president obama's foreign policy, particularly in libya because africa daffy fell, -- after qadhafi fell, we did nothing to secure the country. senator mccain and a couple of others and myself, senator rubio, went in 2011 to libya and we said in an op-ed piece if we don't get rid of these militias, libya is going to become a safe haven for terrorists. and you have got to understand this about the benghazi consulate -- it had been previously attacked in april of 2012. the british ambassador had been attacked in june of 2012. the british closed their consulate. the red cross closed their office because they had been attacked, and we have got email traffic coming from libya to washington at the state department level saying in august -- saying on august 16, we cannot secure the benghazi consulate from a coordinated terrorist attack, and al qaeda flags are flying all over benghazi. what they did not want you to know was the consulate in benghazi was very unsecured, everyone else had left the town and that the numerous requests for security enhancements going back
many of us were critical of president obama's foreign policy, particularly in libya because africa daffy fell, -- after qadhafi fell, we did nothing to secure the country. senator mccain and a couple of others and myself, senator rubio, went in 2011 to libya and we said in an op-ed piece if we don't get rid of these militias, libya is going to become a safe haven for terrorists. and you have got to understand this about the benghazi consulate -- it had been previously attacked in april of 2012....
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our embassy is in touch -- we have been talking with africa on com.frica you will see a rapid response. >> [indiscernible] i understand. yeah, we do. but it depends on where they are and what they are looking at on any given day. there are options. i assure you, i think the white house will have more to say on what we will be doing. i will let them speak for that. the >> answer is, we will do everything we can to be helpful. i'm going to see the president in a little while this afternoon. i think the president, as some might say about this in the near term, let's just -- the important thing is we have put everything on the table. we are going to send a team. it will be a combined team, ready to work. but you have to have a host country that is ready to receive and work with you in any situation, and we are prepared to work. on the issue of benghazi, you know, i served 29 years in the united states senate. 28-plus. i was chairman of a major committee. i don't think i ever issued a subpoena to somebody i had not first invited to speak. i think this speaks for itself, frankly. had more th
our embassy is in touch -- we have been talking with africa on com.frica you will see a rapid response. >> [indiscernible] i understand. yeah, we do. but it depends on where they are and what they are looking at on any given day. there are options. i assure you, i think the white house will have more to say on what we will be doing. i will let them speak for that. the >> answer is, we will do everything we can to be helpful. i'm going to see the president in a little while this...
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i was very involved in starting africa on. we added 6 million. i think we all recognize now that the continent of africa is very, very significant, and we are now looking at what happened over in nigeria, and we are concerned about that. we have some people that are going to go to chad to try to resolve the problem. this is not going to be combat operations, but using drones to find out where these girls are and what we can do about it. we continue with our lra program. the lord's resistance army is one i have then concerned about since discovering who they were in northern uganda. we now will continue that program. pleased with was is we are now enhancing our 1206 and 12 away programs. 1208 programs. this is something that has been kind of a personal project of mine. to get no amendments are certainly not to my satisfaction. gitmoget mo -- that amendment is not to my satisfaction. we have the amendment the chairman referred to that would give us the opportunity to oppose something that they would if we attempted to close gitmo. on sexual assault
i was very involved in starting africa on. we added 6 million. i think we all recognize now that the continent of africa is very, very significant, and we are now looking at what happened over in nigeria, and we are concerned about that. we have some people that are going to go to chad to try to resolve the problem. this is not going to be combat operations, but using drones to find out where these girls are and what we can do about it. we continue with our lra program. the lord's resistance...
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smith, chairman of the foreign affairs subcommittee on africa, global health, global human rights and international organizations. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized. mr. smith: mr. speaker, i rise in strong support of the venezuela human rights and democracy protection act and to thank my distinguished colleague, chairwoman ileana ros-lehtinen, for her bold leadership in calling attention to the deplorable human rights situation in venezuela and for creating this meaningful diplomatic tool to assist the venezuelan people in resisting tyranny, first tyranny opposed by hugo chavez and now that of his understudy in oppression, maduro. at his core, this important initiative authorizes targeted sanctions to those who are responsible for violence and abuse, namely members of the maduro regime. the regime's silencing of democracy advocates such as mr. lopez is a violation of fundamental human rights and is an example of what makes this piece of legislation so fitting and so necessary. i also support the bill's redirection of funds towards supporting civil s
smith, chairman of the foreign affairs subcommittee on africa, global health, global human rights and international organizations. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized. mr. smith: mr. speaker, i rise in strong support of the venezuela human rights and democracy protection act and to thank my distinguished colleague, chairwoman ileana ros-lehtinen, for her bold leadership in calling attention to the deplorable human rights situation in venezuela and for creating...
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in africa, there are several. that is potent. there are others, even in nigeria where they kidnapped the schoolgirls. n al qaeda affiliate. we think it is important to keep an eye on them. occasionally we will send local -- military teams to train the locals to be more effective. have countries in africa that could be taken over if we are not vigilant. an independent scholar in lynchburg, virginia. my question is, in 1948 ,hen israel was established that was the geneva conference. [inaudible]erence, we're going to have to let you go. it is difficult to hear. commentyou just made a that prior to 1967, there was no palestinian state. jordan controlled the west bank and egypt controlled gaza. why did they call for a palestinian state? when people referred to palestinians, they were talking about jews. put the toothpaste back in the tube. good luck with your book. guest: that is a strong point in the end. you can't reverse history. the palestinians have achieved a sense of april hood. -- peoplehood. you cannot reverse that. i was poi
in africa, there are several. that is potent. there are others, even in nigeria where they kidnapped the schoolgirls. n al qaeda affiliate. we think it is important to keep an eye on them. occasionally we will send local -- military teams to train the locals to be more effective. have countries in africa that could be taken over if we are not vigilant. an independent scholar in lynchburg, virginia. my question is, in 1948 ,hen israel was established that was the geneva conference....
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i am from south africa. sanctions that were imposed on south africa in the 1980's affected black south africans disproportionately to white south africans. black south africans who were really impacted by international sanctions. most leaders supported sanctions. it was the best way to bring down this apartheid government. there is no doubt. there are consequences for sanctions. the other option may be force. host: nelson mandela said this a bank sanctions. it is only through disciplined mass action that our victory can be insured. we call the international community campaign to isolate the apartheid regime. to lift sanctions now would run the risk of a boarding the process toward the complete eradication of apartheid area guest: bishop tutu has said this. they believe in the pressure that existed economically and symbolically. a country that was repressive but had leaders that were elected, the isolation and the shaming from the world had a huge impact on that. host: rick is joining us from nashville. did m
i am from south africa. sanctions that were imposed on south africa in the 1980's affected black south africans disproportionately to white south africans. black south africans who were really impacted by international sanctions. most leaders supported sanctions. it was the best way to bring down this apartheid government. there is no doubt. there are consequences for sanctions. the other option may be force. host: nelson mandela said this a bank sanctions. it is only through disciplined mass...
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caller: i am from seneca, west africa. my mother is 79 years old right now. she doesn't know much about the u.s.. she doesn't even want to come here. she loves this country. her boy to do something with his life. to all these people criticizing immigrants, if you go back to the families there is somebody that was allowed to come here illegally and given a chance to do something. who was saying what happened to the people coming in through ellis island, think about it. s anybody talking about illegal european immigrants? no, they are not. there is a lot of intricate -- a lot of racism in immigration right now. every time you see a mexican , the first thing that comes to your mind is if he is illegal. he may have been born here. for the call.u we only have a few minutes left. i want to share with you another thought from one of our viewers, who says -- a reference to billionaires from , antor bernie sanders extensive look at the koch brothers. here is a for graph for the 1980 campaign. koch says -- -- he says -- that is inset new york times. let's go to kelly j
caller: i am from seneca, west africa. my mother is 79 years old right now. she doesn't know much about the u.s.. she doesn't even want to come here. she loves this country. her boy to do something with his life. to all these people criticizing immigrants, if you go back to the families there is somebody that was allowed to come here illegally and given a chance to do something. who was saying what happened to the people coming in through ellis island, think about it. s anybody talking about...