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WASHINGTON, DC– The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) joined with The ZAC Foundation – a national water safety advocacy and education foundation – to increase awareness of drowning prevention and water safety for America’s most vulnerable children through a special reading of a Spanish language water safety book and video. The video was released in advance of Labor Day – statistically one of the highest drowning weeks of the swimming season. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, most child drowning deaths happen between Memorial Day and Labor Day.

Washington, DC- Today, Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chairman Rubén Hinojosa (TX-15) and Members of the CHC released the following statements following today's press conference on the unaccompanied minors situation.

CHC Chairman Rubén Hinojosa: "The Congressional Hispanic Caucus stands up in defense of the unaccompanied minors from Central America. This is an issue that is especially concerning to us because these are our kids. The children coming from our neighboring Latin American countries could be our nieces, nephews, grandkids. As a Caucus, we continue to fight for immigration reform and now, we join together to stand up for these unaccompanied children. We must ensure these children are protected under the law and that we find solutions to this humanitarian issue at hand."