It is about
compassion and basic human decency. There is nothing compassionate or
decent about revoking the status that 800,000 young people, including
600 in Hawaii, depend on to live, work, and study in the only country
they have ever known. Relying on a promise from the Federal Government, these young men and
women came out of the shadows, handed over personal information, and
underwent extensive background investigations to earn their DACA
status, but the President's actions have put them all at risk. Like so
many people, I have been moved by stories of how DACA has transformed
the lives of Dreamers across the country. Earlier today, I spoke with two young Dreamers who flagged me down in
the hallway as I was going from one hearing to another, and they asked
to speak with me. One had traveled from Arizona and is only a high
school student.