Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, thank you to my colleague Mr. O'Rourke for his work to highlight such an important issue. Since November 9th, many of the immigrants in my district of Dallas- Fort Worth have been rightfully nervous about their future in the United States. It is no secret where the President-Elect stands on immigration. He has vowed to repeal the highly successful Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, commonly known as DACA. This move is wrong for America and for the immigrants whose lives have been forever changed by the program. Since 2012, over 135,000 bright young Texans have successfully applied for the program. It has been life changing for all those who qualified. This has been especially true for one of my constituents, Erik. Erik is a 27-year-old DACA recipient who immigrated to the United States from Mexico with his mother when he was just two years old. Erik was unaware of his immigration status for the majority of his life until he reached a critical milestone at the age of 16. When he asked his mother if he could apply for his driver's license, what normally would be an exciting event turned into a difficult conversation with his mother about his immigration status. Erik was devastated because although he called the United States home, he would be unable to move forward with his life as he planned. Once he graduated from high school, Erik knew that attending college would be a significant challenge--one he almost didn't take on.…”