It is broken. Families are torn apart. Businesses are discouraged from investing and hiring.
Chris Coons
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Chris Coons is a United States Senator from Delaware, serving since 2010. A member of the Democratic Party, Coons has been involved in various Senate committees, focusing on issues such as foreign relations, judiciary matters, and small business. He is known for his advocacy on topics including military policy and legal transparency in government actions. Coons has also been active in promoting bipartisan efforts in the Senate.
For those in the country right now who are here illegally to have a pathway to earn citizenship.
I look forward to continuing to work with some of my colleagues who are cosponsoring legislation to repeal DOMA.
In my view, allowing 11, 12 million people in this country to come out of the shadows to fully engage in our economy, to fully engage in our community and our society is one of the best contributions we could make to economic growth.
the policy you are now following under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals has meant that many young people, the so-called DREAM Act kids, no longer live in constant fear of deportation.
What is the path to citizenship for someone who is currently undocumented but living in the United States?
We are not living up to our constitutional values and how we treat families of all kinds, including LGBT families.
I think the Deferred Action program is consistent with our values as a country and our recognition that these young people are not to blame for being in the country.
One of our highest objectives, I would think, in the enforcement actions taken by the Department is to focus on removing those who pose a threat to our community--criminals, violent criminals in particular.





