They don't have legal status in
the United States, and so the uncertainty about that status has led
many of them to wonder what their future will be. About 5 years ago, President Obama, at my urging, issued an Executive
order that changed their lives. It was called DACA. It gave them a
chance to come forward and register with the government, submit
themselves to a criminal background check, get fingerprinted, pay a
$500 fee, have their background looked at in detail, and gave them a
chance to stay in the United States for 2 years at a time, and in that
2-year period not be subjected to deportation and be able to work. Four weeks ago, President Trump announced that the DACA Program was
going to be rescinded. Many of these young people don't know what their
future will be from this point forward. A number of them came out to
the steps of the Capitol this afternoon to talk about their lives.
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