Senate. One
of the things I am most proud of is that my State is home to tens of
thousands of Dreamers--tens of thousands of young people who have never
known any other country as home but this one. When President Trump announced that he wanted to end the DACA
Program, it was one of the most inhumane actions of his entire
Presidency. Let me be clear about what ending DACA will do. Ending DACA
will force thousands of Dreamers to lose their jobs. It will force them
to go into hiding. It will force them to have to make the unimaginable
choice between staying here undocumented or being forced out of the
United States. I ask my colleagues, are you really OK with letting that happen when
you personally have the power to prevent it from happening right now? Attacking Dreamers like this goes against our most basic values as
Americans, our most basic sense of right versus wrong. I know this Chamber is divided about how to fix our broken
immigration system, but just for a second, forget about ideology and
think about what it actually means for these young people who have
spent their entire lives here. They are waiting and wondering if
Congress actually has the guts to stand up to President Trump and do
what is right. If the President will not lead, then Congress must lead, and we need
to lead now.
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