Speaker, I rise today to urge the immediate passage
of the Dream Act to bring certainty to the more than 10,000 DREAMers in
Oregon and DREAMers across the country. I have met with DREAMers in my State of Oregon, and tearing them away
from their lives would be a tremendous loss for our communities. DREAMers like Daniel, a dedicated second grade teacher, DACA allowed
him to come out of the shadows and give back to his community. But with President Trump ending DACA, Daniel is rightly anxious about
his future. He worries about the effect on his students if he is forced
to leave abruptly in the middle of the school year. When we threaten DREAMers, we put their futures at risk, but we also
risk harming the many people who rely on them, like Daniel's students.