“In the name of our God, I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now,” she went on to say that there are “gay, lesbian, and transgender children in Democratic,
Republican, and independent families – some who fear for their lives” . “I implore you, Mr. President, to show compassion and welcome.
To those who are escaping war zones and persecution in their own countries, as well as to have mercy on those in our communities whose children fear their parents will be taken away.”
“The people who pick our crops and clean our office buildings, who work in poultry farms and meatpacking plants,
Who wash the dishes after we eat in restaurants, and who work the night shifts in hospitals – they may not be citizens or have the proper documentation,
But the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals,” Budde said, expressing his passion for the plight of immigrants.
