He was a sponsor of the DREAM Act. I appealed to the President to give these young people a chance. He took his power as President and issued an Executive order. and that Executive order said that if these young people would come forward. pay a substantial fee for processing. show that they have no serious criminal record and can show they had come to the United States years before. they would be given a chance to stay without fear of deportation. It is called DACA. Well. the President waited and challenged Congress to do something about itpass the DREAM Act. pass comprehensive immigration reform. Even though it passed in the Senate. with 68 votes on a bipartisan rollcall vote. the Republican House of Representatives refused to even call the measure for a vote. One year passed. 2 years have passed. and here we areno action by the Republican leadership in the House of Representatives or. for that matter. in the Senate to move comprehensive immigration reform. The President said: I am going to step up with my power as President and do what I can to deal with this issue. He said: Lets have some standards.
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