It is not a law. But. fortunately for me. when I served in the Senate. at one point I had a colleague named Barack Obama. who was my fellow Senator and cosponsor of the DREAM Act in his day. When he became President and it became clear we were not going to pass comprehensive immigration reform or make the DREAM Act the law of the land. this President said: I will give to these young people who would qualify for the DREAM Act temporary status so they can stay in America on a temporary basis without fear of deportation. That is what the President did 3 years ago with DACA. deferred action for childhood arrivals. As the Democratic leader reported. 660.000 young people have signed up. paid a hefty filing fee. had a criminal background check. and submitted their names to the government. It was a leap of faith for these young people to do this because if you grew up undocumented in America. you were told at a very early age by your parents: For goodness sakes. keep your head down. dont ever get arrested. dont try to drive a car. Not only could you get deported. our whole family could get deported. Well. these young people wanted to be heard. and they stepped up and they signed up for the Presidents program. It has been an incredible story.
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