LANGEVIN. Mr. Speaker, from its earliest days, the Trump
administration has embraced disastrous immigration policies. First was
the unconstitutional Muslim ban rooted in fear rather than fact. Then
came the obsession with an ineffective and expensive border wall. But
today we have reached a new low. In our justice system, people are held responsible for their actions. With the announcement of the end of DACA, we are throwing aside this
principle. Instead, we are punishing youth who, through the actions of
their parents, happen to be in the country without authorization. The
average DACA recipient was barely 6 when she came to the U.S., yet the
administration today has said that she should be deported to a land
that she has never called home. DACA recipients--the students, workers, and servicemembers in Rhode
Island and around the Nation--are our friends. They are our neighbors. We cannot and we must not abandon them.
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