Joaquin Castro: “There are people of European descent, of Asian descent, certainly of Latin American descent, and of African descent who…”

“There are people of European descent, of Asian descent, certainly of Latin American descent, and of African descent who are part of the DACA program. So I am glad that the gentleman went through the variety, the diversity of the people in his area who are part of this program. Now, bear in mind, my grandmother was from Mexico. My grandmother came here around 1922 as a 6-year-old orphan. I remember a few years back, this professional genealogist for a publication looked at my family's history because we had never formally looked it up, and she found the documents of when my grandmother came to the country. I remember there was a box in the form that said, ``Purpose.'' In other words, the purpose for why she was coming. And it said, ``To live.'' I mean, that is how easy it was back then around 1922 to come to the United States, to live in this Nation. {time} 1845 It obviously has become much tougher since then. It just speaks to the wonderful, incredible diversity of people who have come here from different places around the world. And then Congressman Soto mentioned one other important thing, which is the historical context by which we find ourselves in this place. When you think about it, there is this intense debate going on right now and this incredible push to do a DACA fix by the end of the week, hopefully; and a lot of people, I think, who may not have followed the volleying and the back and forth for a while are wondering why this is such a crisis now.…”