The United States is the
greatest country in the history of the world. It should not be breaking
promises to innocent young men and women who know only this country,
who believe in the American dream, who believe in America's promises,
who believed those promises when they offered that information and now
are relying on the good faith of America. The rescission of DACA
threatens to tear apart families, destroy lives, create disarray, and
derail futures. We are a country that is better than this rescission. We are a country that keeps promises, and Congress must now act to
protect these young people. DACA protections are set to expire in 2 months. Already, tens of
thousands of DACA recipients are estimated to have lost their
protection from removal. The longer Congress takes to act, the longer
these young people, who were promised the American dream, continue with
anguish, with targets on their backs. Continued waiting means instability to the job market because
companies are forced to hire replacements for DACA recipients and train
new workers in anticipation of the March deadline. It could mean a
massive ejection of qualified, hard-working people vital to our
economy. This kind of massive deportation by plane, by boat, by car, by foot
would be unprecedented. We have never seen anything like it before. As
I have said repeatedly, this kind of mass, draconian deportation would
be a humanitarian nightmare, a betrayal of America. If Congress fails to pass the Dream Act, we will lose nearly $500
billion over the next 10 years. Let me repeat.
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