These hard-working people and their contributions are vital to
our economy, vital to our communities, schools, and institutions, such
as the military. They are also vital to tens of thousands of businesses, small and
large, that will be hurt if the administration's order stands. Ninety-
one percent of DACA recipients are employed, paying taxes and paying
into Social Security. A study by the Center for American Progress
earlier this year found that ending DACA would drain $433 billion from
our national GDP over 10 years. Even the Libertarian Cato Institute
estimated that ending DACA would cost employers nearly $2 billion over
2 years. The human and economic toll of rescinding DACA will be far-
reaching. It is telling that Attorney General Sessions--not President Trump--
made the announcement today that the administration would be ending
DACA, and he did it without taking a single question. It shows that
President Trump is not proud of what the administration has done today;
otherwise he would have come forward himself. It shows that he is
probably ashamed of this decision.