Political Quotes

“I am sorry I will not have the chance to work with these two Senators on this measure because they are both retiring. But I hope we can build on what they have offered on their side of the aisle in a bipartisan fashion. In that spirit, let me point out two major concerns with the ACHIEVE Act. The bill is limited to young people who arrived in the United States since the age of 13 or under. That would have the effect of excluding DREAMers who were brought when they were still children at the age of 14 or 15. Let me give you two examples of people I know. This is a picture I have in the Chamber of Tolu Olubunmi. She was brought to America from Nigeria when she was 14 years old. Tolu obtained a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering 10 years ago. She still cannot work as an engineer. We can use her talent. Let me also show you a picture of Novi Roy. He was brought to America from India when he was 14 years old. Novi graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's degree in economics and two master's degrees, one in business administration and one in human resources. His dream is to help provide affordable health care to a lot of people who do not have it in America. Tolu and Novi should be eligible for the DREAM Act. They would not be under the ACHIEVE Act. The other thing is, I want them to have a path to citizenship.…”