Isn't that fundamental to who we are as Americans? I know, in my family and many others, relatives who came in from
other places really strengthened our family unit and gave us a chance
to help one another have a chance to succeed. Now we face a critical moment--a critical moment on the issue of
immigration. I listened to the Republican leader come to the floor
today, Senator McConnell, and when he speaks of DACA and the Dreamers,
he uses the words ``illegal immigration.'' Technically, I suppose it is
illegal. Those we are talking about are undocumented, but we have drawn
a distinction over the years as to what happened to these young people
and why they should be seen differently. They were brought to the United States as infants and toddlers and
children--at best, teenagers--who had no voice in whether they were
coming to this country. Did they break the law by overstaying a visa or
crossing the border? Well, technically, of course they did, but should
they be held culpable today? Should we deport these young people or
give them a chance to be part of our future? This is not some idle
philosophical discussion. This is a discussion made real by this
administration, the Trump administration. It was September 5, of last year, when this President announced he
was going to repeal DACA--the program started by President Obama to
protect these young people living in the United States. Seven hundred
eighty thousand of them have enrolled, and President Trump said, as of
March 5, 2018, that program will be ended. Then he turned and
challenged the U.S.
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