Speaker, I rise today to share Fabiola's story and
continue to demand a vote on the Dream Act. Fabiola and her family moved to Oregon when she was just 6 years old. When DACA was announced, it gave her the strength to come out of the
shadows and pursue her goals. She earned a driver's license, took out a
loan for a car, got a job, and started working towards an associate's
degree in early childhood education. Fabiola currently works as a bilingual preschool teacher for Early
Head Start and will soon earn her bachelor's degree in early childhood
education, focused on special education, from Western Oregon
University. DACA has given Fabiola the opportunity to make her dream of becoming
a special needs teacher a reality. Because leadership in Congress
refuses to act on DACA, however, she will lose her status, and Fabiola
will not be allowed to maintain her teaching license. Every day, 122 DACA recipients lose their ability to have a job and
go to school. We don't have until March 15. It is happening now.