[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 41 (Thursday, March 8, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H1496]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
NO HELP FOR DREAMERS
(Mr. NORCROSS asked and was given permission to address the House for
1 minute.)
Mr. NORCROSS. Mr. Speaker, March 5, the President's self-imposed
deadline, has come and gone, and there is still no solution for
Dreamers.
We know them as Dreamers. The President knows them as human
bargaining chips. They make up the fabric of our country. They sit next
to our children in classes. They are our neighbors, our friends, and
our families.
I am here to tell a story about my family, one you may not know.
My son joined the Army and was stationed in South Korea, where he met
a lovely young lady. He finally and she finally got together, and they
were married and stationed at Fort Hood, Texas, together, where my
granddaughter was born. It was a very proud day.
Later that same year, I got a call in the middle of the night from my
son, who was crying, saying that his wife was going to be deported. I
said: Deported where?
Apparently, some misfiled paperwork had shown up. My daughter-in-law
is a Dreamer. She served our country and would give her life up.
Pass the Dream Act now so the current generation of Dreamers can
obtain the same thing as my daughter-in-law did.
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