Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask my colleagues about the American Dream and why their families came to our great country. Was it to build a better future for their children so they could live and attend school in the greatest country in the history of the world? Was it so they could work and live in a safe place without fear of violence? Was it because they knew that, if they came here, no matter where they are from, no matter what God they worship, if they work hard, contribute to our country, and believe in the ideals of America that all men and women are created equal, then you deserve a place here in the United States of America? The answer to these questions is ``yes.'' Our ancestors and parents came to the United States for all these reasons and more. That answer holds true for hundreds of thousands of DREAMers and their parents who live and work and attend school here in the United States without fear of deportation thanks to DACA. Yet, on September 5, the Trump administration destroyed the American Dream for 800,000 young people and their families by recklessly terminating DACA. One of those 800,000 DREAMers is Itayu Torres, a proud DACA recipient from my district, the 34th Congressional District of California. She was born in Oaxaca, Mexico, and arrived in my district before she turned 1. The United States is the only place she has ever known as her country, and she is as American as you and I, but she was forced to live with the burden of her legal status.…”