One of my colleagues in the
Senate went on to be elected President of the United States, Barack
Obama. I reached out to him and asked: Mr. President, can you figure out a
way to protect these young people who are subject to deportation
through no fault of their own? He did. He came up with an Executive
order called the DACA Program. Under the DACA Program, young people, like those I described, came
forward. They paid a $500 filing fee, then went through a criminal
background check to make sure they had no problems, and they submitted
their information. Each of them was given a 2-year renewable protection
plan so they could live in America, not be deported, and be able to
legally work. What happened to those people? There were 780,000 of them who showed
up, paid the fee, and got the protection under the DACA Program. Then came a Presidential campaign--the last one--in which Donald
Trump, as candidate for President, said: I am going to get rid of this
DACA Program. I think it is wrong. It never should have been done by
Executive order.
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