They look at that flag and they say: That is my
flag too. Legally, they are wrong. They are undocumented. Many have no country
at all to which they can turn. Who are they? Who are these 780,000 young people? I can tell you who
900 of them are. Nine hundred of these undocumented young people stood
up and took an oath to a country that will not legally recognize them
to serve in our military and risk their lives for each and every one of
us. What greater proof can we ask about their commitment to this
country? Nine hundred of them did this. If we fail to provide DACA or
Dream Act protection to them, these 900 will be forced to leave the
military of the United States of America. They will be turned away,
despite the fact that they have volunteered their lives for this
country. Twenty thousand of them teach in our classrooms around America. I
have met many of them. They are teaching in inner city schools through
a program called Teach For America, which sends them to some of the
poorest school districts in America. They are spending their lives, as
undocumented in America, trying to help the least of those of the
population, those in desperate need of their assistance. Among them are thousands who are going to school now and college. Let
me tell you that their challenge in college is a heck of a lot harder
than the challenge for most young people.
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