They grew up playing American sports. They grew up
as a part of our culture. But now, for reasons that really defy humane
explanation, the President wants to cast a cloud over about 800,000
children--now turned into young adults in many cases and many more who
are right behind them in the program--who were looking forward to this
as something they could do when they came of age to get their full-on
DACA permit. We have over 1,000 people who are approved under the DACA Program in
Rhode Island. We are pretty proud of them. They have served in the
military. They have had jobs around the country. Ninety-one percent of DACA recipients are employed, pay taxes, and
contribute to Social Security. When we had the immigration debate, that
is what we said we wanted people to do: Pay your taxes, get a job, pay
into Social Security, support yourself, and support the system around
you. Well, they have done that. But because of a decision they did not
even make--a decision that under American law they would be incapable
of making because they were not adults--this shadow of punishment and
family disruption has been put over them by perhaps the least humane
person ever to hold the office of President of the United States.
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