WYDEN. Mr. President, I think that we are going to be joined here
in a few moments by our colleague, the senior Senator from Illinois,
Senator Durbin, who, for years and years, has been leading the fight
for the Dreamers--for the young people who are affected by DACA. He may
be tied up for a bit, but as we begin--because we are going to be in a
colloquy on some of these issues--I want to recognize his extraordinary
contributions. Nobody has been more focused and more relentless in terms of standing
up for the rights of the Dreamers--the young people and the families
who are caught up in DACA--than Senator Durbin, the senior Senator from
Illinois, and I want to make sure that his role is recognized at the
outset. I and Senator Merkley have spent a lot of time talking to these young
people at home in our State, and we have held special forums on it. I
am just stunned at what wonderful young people these folks are.