    [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 6 (Wednesday, January 10, 2018)]
    [House]
    [Page H87]
    From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                      SHIELD OUR DREAMERS FROM DEPORTATION

      The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from
    Florida (Ms. Ros-Lehtinen) for 5 minutes.
      Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, we will all certainly miss the
    gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Tiberi). He is a wonderful Member, and we have
    enjoyed his service to our country.
      Mr. Speaker, last night, a U.S. District Court Judge ordered the
    administration to continue accepting renewal applications for DACA
    recipients. Although this is welcome news, this should not undercut the
    urgency for us here in Congress to pass a permanent legislative
    solution to shield our DREAMers from deportation.
      This week, I, again, had the great honor of meeting another great
    group of bright and hardworking young immigrants from my district whose
    DACA permits will expire in the coming weeks and the coming months.
    Despite their circumstances, despite living in fear and uncertainty
    about what their future holds, each one of these individuals has
    demonstrated great resolve and perseverance to continue the fight.
      They visit Members of Congress, they share their unique stories, they
    provide the facts about their contributions in our communities, and
    they implore us to give them the opportunity to stay in what they
    consider to be their home, the United States.
      Our DREAMers have suffered long enough, Mr. Speaker, and it is time
    that we act and take this issue to the finish line. Human lives are,
    indeed, at stake. Our DREAMers can't live from court decision to court
    decision.
      As Congress has returned this week to begin our second session, I am
    here, once again, to urge us all to bring to the floor a legislative
    solution to give our DREAMers the opportunity to work here, to study
    here in this great country that they know as home. I am confident that
    we have the votes, Republicans and Democrats, for the House and the
    Senate to pass this permanent legislative fix. We can, and we must,
    make this happen now. Let us not wait any longer.

       Celebrating the Groundbreaking for the St. Thomas University Gus
                           Machado School of Business

      Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate St.
    Thomas University as it breaks ground on January 24 on the new home for
    the Gus Machado School of Business. This new facility will empower St.
    Thomas University to continue its decades-long commitment to providing
    an excellent, yet affordable, business education to students in south
    Florida.

      The new business school complex will include a state-of-the-art
    trading room, cybersecurity center, an entrepreneurship and innovation
    hub, and many other more exciting spaces. It will also empower the
    business school to offer 48 undergraduate and graduate degrees.
      Most importantly, with its expanded classrooms and robust technology
    infrastructure, this new facility will keep St. Thomas at the forefront
    of business education and will enable the university to continue
    preparing new generations of south Florida business leaders.
      I thank Gus Machado for his generous gift and every member of the St.
    Thomas family who has worked so hard to make this dream a reality.

                    Recognizing the Legacy of Parker Thomson

      Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Parker
    Thomson, a renowned attorney and civic leader from Miami who recently
    passed at the age of 85. Mr. Thomson was known for his work defending
    the First Amendment during his time with his law firm, Paul & Thomson.
      Parker was a leader in advocating for our south Florida environment,
    involved in cases to protect the Everglades and our pristine beaches.
      As the founding chair of the Miami-Dade Performing Arts Center Trust,
    Mr. Thomson helped lead the charge for the creation of the state-of-
    the-art Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts. Parker's
    commitment to his community was also visible through his advocacy for
    The Underline project to renovate public spaces in Miami, which is led
    by his daughter, another pillar of our community, new generation, Meg
    Daly.
      Mr. Thomson represented the spirit of hard work and served as a
    mentor to coworkers and friends. Parker Thomson has left a legacy of
    service to his community, one that future generations should seek to
    emulate.

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