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On the recordSeptember 5, 2017
Madam Speaker, today President Trump delivered on his promise to the American people. He said he would discontinue the DACA immigration program, which allows hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants to stay in the country and receive work permits. By ending the unconstitutional DACA program, he has overturned the last of President Obama's amnesty agenda and returned to the rule of law. President Obama, a former constitutional law professor, said many times that DACA was unconstitutional. Congress and the administration should strengthen our laws against illegal immigration and ensure that our immigration policies put unemployed Americans first. The U.S. labor participation rate is at a 40-year low. President Trump is right to discontinue the DACA program and let Congress address immigration policies, including securing the border. ____________________
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Lamar Smith
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