Political Quotes

“This is a bright day in the history of the House. We are going to provide relief to people who are innocent. We have the debate about immigration, no question about it. But we are talking about children, infants, in some cases, who were brought here through no decision of their own. They then went to school here, began a career here, built a family here. In many cases, they served in the military here and served as first responders. This is finally an opportunity for those Dreamers to have legal status, 2.5 million of them. We are also going to provide temporary protected status to other law- abiding people living and contributing here. This is a big deal in Vermont. First, for the people, for those affected, it is relief. It is about time. Second, they are contributing to the economy with the jobs that they perform and the taxes that they pay, about $3.5 million in Federal taxes and $2 million in State and local taxes. One, in particular, is a student at the University of Vermont Medical School, Juan Conde. He was brought here from Mexico when he was 9 years old. His mom later died of cancer. His goal in life is to help cancer victims. First, he got a master's degree in chemistry and a Ph.D. in molecular biology, doing research to advance a cure for cancer. Now he is a student at the University of Vermont Medical School, and he is dedicating his life to cancer research and cancer treatment.…”