Political Quotes

“I thank Representative Garcia. We know that Americans want DACA to be codified. They want our Dreamers to live here. Indeed, in the United States we know that a bipartisan poll conducted in October 2022 found overwhelming support, Democrats, Independents, and Republicans all support this. Democrats support it at 93 percent, Independents at 75 percent, and our Republican neighbors, they also support it at 71 percent. This needs to happen. This needs to happen for us to truly live up to the promise that we could be. The Congressional Hispanic Caucus is holding this Special Order hour. I welcome all of my colleagues who have come to speak before us here today. Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from California (Mr. Ruiz), the chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, who has come with his two daughters, to share with us his thoughts on Dreamers.”