MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, today the Trump
administration announced that it intends to crush the hopes of 800,000
DREAMers and cause them to live in fear each and every day, because
that is what ending the DACA program will do. Despite his many promises and saying that he has a heart, the
President is persecuting young people who have done nothing more than
come to this country in their parents' arms. They know no other
language. They know no other country. Ending the DACA program is opposed by the leadership of both parties
and by the majorities in both Chambers. It is opposed by the clear
majority of the American people. But this Congress can do something to fix this. I am confident that
if we put the BRIDGE Act, the American Hope Act, and the American Dream
Act on the floor, if the Republican leaders would allow a vote, then it
would pass. DACA is in our court now. Let's have a vote and keep this lifeline to
the American Dream alive.