Whereas two children, Jakelin Caal Maquin and Felipe Gomez Alonzo, recently died while in the custody of the Federal Government; Whereas the Declaration of Independence sets forth that all individuals in the United States are created equal, endowed with the inalienable rights of life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness; Whereas the United States was founded as a nation of men and women seeking freedom, refuge, and prosperity for themselves and their descendants; Whereas the United States recognizes the inherent human dignity of all individuals; Whereas the core values held by the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection include integrity, vigilance, and respect; Whereas U.S. Customs and Border Protection acknowledged that U.S. Border Patrol stations were built over 30 years ago for single adult males, not the humanitarian needs of families, and need additional resources to provide medical care, mental health services, and humanitarian assistance; Whereas lack of access to adequate medical screenings, emergency medical care, shelter, sanitation, water supply, and food poses serious risks to individual and public health; Whereas the United States is one of the original signatories of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, which states that recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world ; Whereas the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that, Member States have pledged themselves to achieve, in cooperation with the United Nations, the promotion of universal respect for and observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms. ; and Whereas the Universal Declaration of Human Rights says that everyone, without distinction of any kind, has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself [or herself] and of his [or her] family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care : Now, therefore, be it