I worry
about them now more than ever, not because I have heard any change of
heart or reversal from you but because of other circumstances that are
bringing this issue to a head. The Texas attorney general, Ken Paxton,
and nine other States have threatened to sue you, Mr. President, unless
by September 5 you rescind the memorandum that established DACA by
President Obama and announce that your administration will not renew or
issue any new DACA permits. This direct, specific threat to the DACA
Program has left hundreds of thousands of these Dreamers anxious,
concerned, and worried about their future. Last week I was joined by Senator Chuck Schumer, our Democratic
leader, and 40 other Senate Democratic colleagues in writing a letter
to President Trump, asking him to order his Attorney General, Jeff
Sessions, to use all legal options to defend DACA so that these young
people can continue to contribute to a country they love. Some of my friends on the other side of the aisle oppose the DACA
Program. To them I say: If you don't support DACA, let's immediately
pass the bipartisan Dream Act. If you think President Obama went beyond
his Presidential authority with this Executive action, then let's take
up this matter where it should be taken up, here in the legislative
branch of the government in the U.S. Senate.