I rise today to call on the House leadership to bring up the Dream
Act. The DREAMers who came to this country as children were brought by
their parents for a chance to pursue the American Dream. These young Americans go to our colleges and universities. They are
our teachers and doctors and serve in the military, and we cannot
afford to upend the lives and dreams of these 800,000 DACA recipients--
people like Andres, a DREAMer who lives in my district. He came to this
country as a child, and America is the only home he knows. He attends
school here, earned his associate's degree, and became a building
engineer.