But now we have another statement by the new Speaker of the House. PAUL RYAN. He has basically said that the Republicans are going to do nothingnothing on immigration. He says he cant trust the President. and as long as he cant trust the President. he is going to do nothing as the new Republican leader of the House. So he is going to consider absolutely no legislation to fix our broken immigration system. Why did President Obama take the actions that he did. creating a program known as the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. or DACA? It was the Presidents response to the failure of Republican leaders in the House to even consider the issue of immigration. What is DACA? DACA is a program created by Executive order that gives to these young people who qualified as DREAMers temporary status in the United States so they cannot be deported. They have to come forward. submit themselves for a criminal background check. pay a fee. and be monitored. If they should get in trouble. commit a crime. they are gone. they are deported. So far. 700.000 of these young people have come forward as part of the DACA Program. The House Republicans have tried to stop the program. eliminate the program. I assume that. like some candidates for President. they want to deport all these young people. That is unfortunate because many of these young people who now have at least temporary protection by DACA are doing some absolutely extraordinary things. I would like to talk about one of them this evening. This young ladys name is Maricela Aguilar.
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