I think that was a mistake. Now I think we understand. as we reach this deadline of shutting down this valuable agency of our government. that we cannot let this happen. What is it about this immigration debate that has driven some politicians in Congress to the point where they are threatening to shut down this Department. to cut off its funding? It turns out they object to some of the Executive orders issued by the President on immigration. Remember. it was the Senate that passed a comprehensive immigration bill 2 years ago. I was part of the group that wrote it. We passed it on the floor with 68 votes. and the Republican House of Representatives refused to even call the bill. or any bill. on the subject. And when they failed do anything to fix our broken immigration system. the President said: I am going to issue some Executive orders to deal with this problem if Congress refuses to act. and he did. The Republicans hated those Executive orders by President Obama like the devil hates holy water. They hate them so much that they would shut down the Department of Homeland Security in protest over the Presidents action. One of the things that troubles them the most is something called DACA. DACA is a shorthand description of the Presidents Executive order which allows those who would qualify under the DREAM Act to stay in the United States and not be deported.
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