Alan Lowenthal: “Today I rise to stress the importance of maintaining Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, commonly known as DACA.…”

“Today I rise to stress the importance of maintaining Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, commonly known as DACA. DACA recipients were brought here to the United States as children, and in most cases America is the only home they have ever known. They want to contribute to our economy, to our society, and our country; and they will, unless we are foolish enough to stop them. Taking any step against DACA would not only hurt DACA recipients, it would hurt the United States. Let's protect these promising youth and keep this program intact while we work out a humane path to citizenship. ____________________”