These are people who never committed a felony offense or
significant misdemeanor. These are people who pose no threat to public
safety. These are people who just want to live the American Dream, and
each day that passes without Congress voting on the Dream Act darkens
their futures. Mr. Speaker, if it is numbers my esteemed colleagues on the other
side of the aisle want, I have got them. Deporting DACA recipients
would cost the U.S. economy $400 billion. Deporting the 5,300 eligible
people for DACA in my district alone would cost the economy $140
million. Aren't we supposed to be growing the economy, not shrinking it?
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