Lucille Roybal-Allard: “The President's decision to rescind DACA has brought fear to hundreds of thousands of DREAMers and their families. They…”

“The President's decision to rescind DACA has brought fear to hundreds of thousands of DREAMers and their families. They are DREAMers like Saul Jimenez, who teaches special needs students in Los Angeles, and is just one example of how DREAMers contribute and add value to our country and our communities. DREAMers are American in every way except for their immigration status. To send DREAMers to a country they have never known would be tragic for them and our Nation, which will lose their valuable contributions. The American people overwhelmingly oppose deporting our DREAMers, and our faith-based community and business leaders are imploring Congress to pass the Dream Act. Yet the Republican leadership is ignoring their wishes and refusing to allow us a vote on this bipartisan, bicameral bill. To my Republican colleagues who say they want to protect our Nation's DREAMers: If that is true, this is your chance. Vote ``no'' on the previous question so we can vote on the Dream Act and put our DREAMers on the road to the security and future they have earned in the only country they know, the United States of America. The time to pass the Dream Act is now. Vote ``no'' on the previous question.”