Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I introduced H.R. 4760, along with Michael McCaul, Martha McSally, and Raul Labrador, to provide an equitable and permanent legal status for unlawful aliens who grew up in America after their parents brought them here as children. Just as importantly, we want to strengthen our borders, close gaping loopholes, curtail endemic fraud, and enhance interior immigration enforcement so that our Nation won't face the same dilemma in a few years. President Trump did the right thing and tried to end President Obama's blatantly unconstitutional DACA program. As a Federal court ruled in enjoining DACA's sister program, DHS cannot ``enact a program whereby it not only ignores the dictates of Congress, but actively acts to thwart them. . . . The DHS Secretary is not just rewriting the laws; he is creating them from scratch.'' President Trump also did the right thing by immediately turning to us, asking Congress to fix the problem. As he asked for, H.R. 4760 solves the DACA conundrum. It provides DACA beneficiaries with an indefinitely renewable legal nonimmigrant status allowing them to live and work in the United States without worry and travel abroad as they choose. It also allows them to receive green cards on the same terms as any other intending immigrant around the world. As I indicated, the bill will help ensure that the distressing DACA dilemma does not recur.…”