[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 100 (Monday, June 13, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H5470]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
CELEBRATING 10 YEARS OF DACA
(Mr. AGUILAR asked and was given permission to address the House for
1 minute.)
Mr. AGUILAR. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 10th
anniversary of the DACA program on June 15, 2022.
In the last decade, this program has allowed young Americans to
pursue the American Dream in the only country they know to be their
home. They have been able to live without fear of being separated from
their families and have been able to pursue higher education and their
dream jobs. They are our friends, our family members, trusted community
leaders, coworkers, and fellow Americans in every way but on a piece of
paper.
Madam Speaker, we need to do more. Since I have been in Congress, I
have been proud to support the DACA recipients, including through
introducing legislation to give them a pathway to citizenship and
advocating for DACA recipients to work in Congress and across the
Federal Government.
I am proud to work with my colleagues in the Hispanic Caucus to fight
for immigrant communities and to urge the U.S. Senate to take up
measures that the House has passed time and time again.
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