Speaker, too often we hear about our country being
divided, and yet when it comes to the Dream Act, the message is clear:
our country is united. A wide majority of Americans and nearly 70 percent of Republicans
want us to pass this legislation. They want us to provide permanent
legal status to DREAMers--800,000 people who are working hard, studying
in our universities, contributing to our economy, and serving in our
military. Mr. Speaker, I demand that we bring up the Dream Act for a vote. We
cannot force these young people, who have received DACA, to wait any
longer to know that America wants them to live here.