Why did they demand that this critical agency that is responsible for keeping us safe across America not be funded in the normal manner? Why did they put America at risk with this type of funding? Well. because they wanted an opportunity early in the yearearly in the legislative sessionto take a stand against President Obamas immigration policies. They feel so strongly about this. they are willing to put the Department of Homeland Securitys budget at risk. So this week the House Republicans are preparing to pass legislation that would defund President Obamas immigration policies. including the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program. known as DACA. What is that program? It puts on hold the deportations of immigrant students and children who grew up in this country and allows these young people to live and work legally in America on a temporary basis. That is what DACA is. These young people are well known to me and to most. They are known as DREAMers. It was 13 years ago that I introduced the DREAM Act. For 13 years I have been trying to pass a bill into law which says that the sins of the parents should not be visited on the children. These young people who are affected by DACA and the DREAM Actmany of them were brought to the United States as infants and toddlers. They had no voice in this family decision to come here. They did not know. could not know. that one of their parents was undocumented. They grew up in America. They went to school in America.
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