Political Quotes

“16 years ago I introduced the DREAM Act. The idea behind the legislation was that if you were brought here to America as a child by your parents, you are undocumented, you grew up in this country, you don't have a serious criminal record, and you have completed school, you deserve a chance to earn your way into legal status into America. You had nothing to say about the decision of your family to come here. You have grown up in this country. If you want to be a part of our future, you should be given a chance. It was a pretty basic idea. It has been debated for a long time. President Barack Obama stepped up and said: Since we haven't passed that law, I will create something called DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. Under that Executive order, the people I just described can be protected from being deported for 2 years at a time. They have to go through a criminal background check, they have to pay a $500 fee, and they get the temporary ability to live in the United States without fear of being deported and to work in this country. Well, 780,000 young people came forward and signed up and went on with their lives--going to school, getting jobs, becoming part of America. DACA-eligible people joined our military. They weren't American citizens, but 900 of them joined our military, willing to sacrifice their lives in defense of a country which doesn't legally recognize them as lawful immigrants.…”