Young men and women in this
country are now unsure if they will be able to finish their college
degree in the United States. They are unsure if they can keep their job
at the hospital or as a firefighter or serve in our military to fight
for our freedom. They are unsure if they can keep their homes or remain
with loved ones, and they are scared that this country might break its
promise and use against them the very information that they submitted
to enroll in DACA in order to find them and deport them. That is
appalling, and it marks a very sad time for this United States of
America. President Trump has caused a lot of divisive and disheartening
moments since the start of the year, but rescinding DACA is an
unusually cruel and heartless move even for this administration, and it
flies in the face of so much of what and who made this country what it
is. So I am here today, with my colleagues, to urge all of us in the
Senate to use this moment of uncertainty and division to do what is
right--to come together to defend DACA. Use your voices for the Dreamers in your States and the many others
who are calling and writing and marching in our streets, urging all of
us to act for our neighbors and our coworkers, our students, our
doctors, our engineers, our friends, and our first responders, who are
stepping up at this very moment to protect people from the hurricanes
that are wreaking havoc in Texas and Florida to the wildfires that are
blazing in the West. Let's stand behind our colleagues, Senator Durbin and Senator Graham,
who have already paved a bipartisan path forward on this issue and who,
just hours after the President's announcement, reiterated that they are
ready to get this done.