One of the Departments with the major responsibility of protecting us is the Department of Homeland Security. So why did the Republicans decide they wanted to make the funding of this Department uncertain and contingent? Well. the reason was they are so angry with President Obamas Executive order on immigration that they are putting America at risk by failing to properly fund the Department of Homeland Security. Then last week. the bill the House passed made the ap propriation for this Department contingent on five riders. A rider is an addition. It is language that doesnt relate to a budget or appropriation. and it relates to the Executive orders that were established by the President. The House bill passed last week would defund President Obamas immigration policies. including the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program. known as DACA. which has been in place for over 2 years. What does DACA do? By the Presidents Executive order. it puts on hold the deportations of immigrant students who grew up in America. It allows these young people to continue to live and work in this country on a temporary basis. They are known. in shorthand. as the DREAMers.
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