In limiting the amount of jews in america. This is about an hour. The u. S. Commission on civil rights comes to order at 1 30 pm on march 22, 2019. The meeting takes place of the Commission Headquarters located at 1331 pennsylvania Avenue Northwest washington dc, 20425. I am chair Catherine Lehman and the commissioners present in addition to me are vice chair goodson, commissioner kawasaki, commissioner harriet, commissioner crystal, commissioner yockey you are on the telephone, can you confirm . I am. Thank you. Quorum of the commissioners is present, Court Reporter present . I need a verbal yes for the Court Reporter. Thank you [ laughter ]. As the staff director present . Present. Thank you. I see commissioner dagley is joining us as well. Do i have motion to approve the agenda for this business meeting . So moved. Is there a second i second. Thank you. I begin the call for amendments but the one of my own, adding a discussion about the wyoming state advisory chair Committee Appoint
Agency. She responded to public reports about a Facebook Group in which Border Patrol agents wrote inappropriate jokes of migrants and members of congress. This is two hours. Today we welcomed the chief of the Border Patrol and would note she is the first woman to hold this important position. Thank you for being here today. First, i want to acknowledge the men and women of the Border Patrol have faced a multitude of challenges this year with the high numbers of migrants that have been seen coming across the border. I know they have worked long hours and have been asked to do work that they never imagined would be part of their job. I continue to believe the majority of your personnel carry out their mission in a professional manner and to treat those in their custody with humanity. I have significant concerns about the reports of the treatment by some Border Patrol agents. Im also concerned that the Border Patrol culture may be tolerant of the actors. Understanding the challenges faci
The end of reconstruction to world war ii. Im very happy to be here today. I want to be an introduction of our panel. We have a very tight timeline. I want to try to control our panelists. I want to make sure we have adequate time for everyone. When you get to five minutes left, i a fiveminute card here and i will lay it up so you can see it and you can see where you are. You have time for everyone. Catalyst introduced all at once people with their first panelist who is john f polk. He received his phd in mathematics from university of delaware. In 1979. He served three he is retired from a 45 year career as a scientist and Senior Advisor at Research Collaboration at the u. S. Army research laboratory. He is currently the clan historian for when polk international and publishes short articles on Family History and the clan newsletter. He has published two books on historical topics, beyond the polk family of the chesapeake Eastern Shore in the colonial era. That was released in 2015. W
A good way. But to make sure that we have adequate time for everyone. So when you get to five minutes left, i have a fiveminute card and i will lay it up so you can see it and then three minutes and one minute so you can see where you are. So we have time for everyone. Im going to introduce each panelist as they come forward, because i found if you introduce them all at once people forget who they are. So i will begin with our first panelist who is john f. Polk. He received his ph. D. In mathematics from the the university of delaware in 1979. He served three years in the army, including a tour in vietnam. He is retired from a 45year career as a scientist and Senior Adviser of International Research collaboration at the u. S. Army research laboratory, aberdeen proving ground, maryland. He is currently the clan historian for clan pollock international and publishes short articles on Family History in the clan news letter. He has published two backs on historical topics, beyond damned qu
Are on the telephone. Can you confirm . Stopping a quorum is present. Court reporter present . I need a verbal yes for the court reporter. The meeting comes to order. I see the commissioner is joining us as well. And approving the agenda for this meeting. So moved. Is there a second . I begin the second. I understand at least one commissioner will need to leave to catch a flight. Is there a second . Are there any other amendments . I would like to amended to include a vote on a draft a statement that was circulated earlier this week from the commissioner regarding a portion of crime against white nationalism. Is there a second . Second. And any other . I think your microphone is off. Turn your microphone on. It appearsi thought escapement was included. It is not. I move my statement should be included. Are there any other amendments . Lets vote to approve it as amended. All thoseany of those . The motion passes unanimously. The commission was privileged to receive a tour of the Holocau