Mr. Speaker. today we celebrate the third anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. otherwise known as the DACA program. Today is also another day of mourning Congress failure to pass comprehensive immigration reform. DACA is working. 640.000 DREAMers are already part of our American fabric and are contributing to our economy every day thanks to DACA. In fact. this summer two DACA beneficiaries are interning in my officeMonica moved from Jalisco. Mexico. when she was 7. Her father was deported. but she worked hard and will graduate this fall from Cal State University Northridge with a degree in political science. DACA allowed her to get her drivers license so she could work to pay for her education. Stephanie was born in Mexico City. moved to Santa Barbara when she was 10. and is pursuing a degree in political science at the University of California Los Angeles. UCLA. and is researching the economic impact of DACA. Thanks to DACA. every day DREAMers like Monica and Stephanie help drive our Nations economy forward.
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