[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9811]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               CELEBRATING THE THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF DACA

  (Mr. CARDENAS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. CARDENAS. Mr. Speaker, today we celebrate the third anniversary 
of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, otherwise known as the 
DACA program. Today is also another day of mourning Congress' failure 
to pass comprehensive immigration reform. DACA is working; 640,000 
DREAMers are already part of our American fabric and are contributing 
to our economy every day thanks to DACA.
  In fact, this summer two DACA beneficiaries are interning in my 
office--Monica moved from Jalisco, Mexico, when she was 7. Her father 
was deported, but she worked hard and will graduate this fall from Cal 
State University Northridge with a degree in political science. DACA 
allowed her to get her driver's license so she could work to pay for 
her education.
  Stephanie was born in Mexico City, moved to Santa Barbara when she 
was 10, and is pursuing a degree in political science at the University 
of California Los Angeles, UCLA, and is researching the economic impact 
of DACA. Thanks to DACA, every day DREAMers like Monica and Stephanie 
help drive our Nation's economy forward.

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