Yet there was something in that announcement that, frankly, I think we
have to grapple with, which is that no Executive action is as good as a
statutory fix. An Executive action can be changed by this
President or that. So, even though I supported President Obama's DACA
Executive order, I recognized that it was not the same as a statutory
fix. We do need Congress to act on this. I was proud to have been one of
nearly 70 Members of this body in June of 2013 to have voted for a
comprehensive immigration reform bill that included the Dream Act--a
permanent statutory solution for these Dreamers. We need to find that
permanent solution. The dialogue that we are having about the Dream Act
is championed by Senator Durbin and is cosponsored by many, including
me.
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