[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 190 (Wednesday, December 7, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H8806]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               DREAMERS DESERVE A PATHWAY TO CITIZENSHIP

  (Mr. CARDENAS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. CARDENAS. Mr. Speaker, the alarm bell has been sounding for over 
a decade on the urgent need to permanently protect Dreamers in America.
  For years, we have tried and tried to get a solution across the 
finish line, but there are Members of this body who have lacked the 
heart to do the right thing and get this done.
  This is shameful.
  It is now or never. If we don't act in this session, then DACA could 
end as early as next year. Immigrant youth deserve better. They are our 
teachers, firefighters, nurses, small business owners, servicemembers, 
and leaders across our country.
  Their contributions of $1.7 billion annually benefit all of us.
  America is their home, and they deserve every opportunity to achieve 
the American Dream and continue to contribute to our economy and our 
great country.
  I urge my colleagues to fight for a pathway to citizenship for 
Dreamers, and I pray that my colleagues on the other side of the aisle 
do the right thing and put forth humane solutions, not senseless 
legislation that keeps countless immigrant people in the shadows.

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