[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 102 (Wednesday, June 15, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H5592]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     DACA FALLS SHORT FOR DREAMERS

  (Mr. VARGAS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. VARGAS. Madam Speaker, thousands of young people brought to the 
U.S. at a young age fought for and have benefited from DACA. This gave 
recipients and their families a little peace and resulted in economic 
gains for our country, but the program falls short of a pathway to 
citizenship.
  DACA was a significant achievement for many immigrants, but it is by 
no means a substitute for fixing our broken immigration system.
  Since its inception, DACA has been under attack by far-right 
politicians. The reality is that DACA has gone back and forth in the 
courts, leaving DACA recipients and DACA-eligible youth in a state of 
limbo. This continued legal threat leaves the lives of DACA recipients, 
DACA-eligible youth, and their families in uncertainty and dread.
  Congress introduced and passed H.R. 6, the Dream and Promise Act, 
more than a year ago, but it is stuck in the Senate. We must end the 
filibuster and pass a real solution for the millions of people who call 
the U.S. home.

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