[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 181 (Wednesday, November 13, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H8814]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                      URGING SENATE TO SECURE DACA

  (Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL. Madam Speaker, over half of the people in my 
district in Florida, including myself, were born in another country. 
Over 8,000 of those immigrants are DACA recipients who have lived here 
for many years, some for decades, and have roots in our community. They 
are entrepreneurs, first responders, teachers, community leaders, and 
servicemen and -women. They are just as American as any of us.
  But today, DACA is at risk, leaving our friends and neighbors 
terrified for their future.
  DACA recipients contribute billions to our economy, and the economic 
consequences for removing our working DACA recipients would be 
catastrophic. But more importantly, we would lose valued colleagues, 
friends, and local business owners.
  Protecting DACA recipients is not just the right thing to do for our 
economy. It is the moral thing to do for us and our country.
  I urge the Senate to swiftly pass H.R. 6, the Dream and Promise Act, 
that we sent them months ago to secure DACA and our country's future.

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