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Dick Durbin: And go through an orderly process returning to their countries. But what the Senator from Texas is asking us to do is to…

On the recordSeptember 10, 2014
And go through an orderly process returning to their countries. But what the Senator from Texas is asking us to do is to disqualify up to 2 million young people who are here in the United States and can qualify for DACA as DREAMers--people who were here long before these unaccompanied children showed up at the border. That was the proposal that came from the House which the Senator inspired them to vote for. They stood for a standing ovation because they denied an opportunity to 2 million young people in this country to be able to stay here without fear of deportation. That is what the Senator is asking for today.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
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Sep 10, 2014

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