Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 10- year anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, more commonly known as DACA. Ten years ago, President Obama and Democrats reaffirmed America's tradition as the land of opportunity by creating DACA. Since that day, brave young immigrants, known as Dreamers, have provided massive contributions on their path to the American Dream. DACA gave Dreamers a chance to do that, to dream big. It allowed them to use their talents, giving them a chance to seek higher education, work, and, most importantly, protection from deportation. They were there for us on the front lines, working as healthcare workers, all kinds of workers, to help us through the pandemic, and we thank them. While we celebrate DACA as a significant temporary achievement for all of America, it is by no means a substitute for fixing our broken immigration system. Mr. Speaker, I promise to continue our fight for comprehensive immigration reform so that we can finally keep families together permanently. ____________________”