[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 7294]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        DEFERRED ACTION FOR PARENTAL ACCOUNTABILITY APPLICATIONS

  (Ms. TITUS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. TITUS. Mr. Speaker, today the United States Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement was supposed to begin accepting Deferred Action for 
Parental Accountability, or DAPA, applications. It was to be a day of 
hope, not disappointment, for millions of families across the country. 
But because of a politically motivated decision by a Texas judge, 
implementation has been halted. Now 17,000 hardworking men and women in 
Clark County, Nevada, must wait for relief in fear of being torn from 
their families.
  Mr. Speaker, Nevada is the State with the largest share of 
undocumented immigrants in its total population--210,000 people, or 7.6 
percent, and that is equal to 10.2 percent of our workforce. They are 
our colleagues, our neighbors, our classmates, and our friends, and 
they play a vital role in the success of our community.
  Congress needs to pass comprehensive immigration reform so families 
across the country and in Nevada can come out of the shadows, legally 
work, go to school, and contribute to the only community they call 
home.

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