[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16744]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  PASS DAPA FOR SOPHIE CRUZ AND OTHERS

  (Ms. HAHN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. HAHN. Mr. Speaker, the poster beside me depicts the moment in 
Pope Francis' parade through D.C. when a little girl snuck through the 
barrier and was lifted into the Pope's arms on live TV.
  That little girl is a constituent of mine, Sophie Cruz, a 5-year-old 
from the City of South Gate. She is one of 5 million children who are 
American citizens, but whose undocumented parents face deportation. She 
gave the Pope a T-shirt with a message in Spanish that read: ``Pope, 
rescue DAPA so the legalization can be your blessing.''
  Deferred Action for Parental Accountability, or DAPA, is a program 
that would stop the deportation of parents of American children. So 
far, DAPA faces strong opposition. But is this really what we want, to 
separate families, to leave American children in the United States 
without their parents?
  I could not be more proud to have Sophie as my constituent. Last 
night my office honored her with a congressional certificate at a 
ceremony at the South Gate City Hall. I wish that I could have been 
there last night, but I want Sophie to know that I support her and that 
I will be fighting for DAPA for her and for the 5 million children just 
like her across this great country.

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