Schumer Blasts Trump Administration For Continued Attacks On DACA & Immigrant Youth, Urges Senate Republicans To Pass HR6, The American Dream And Promise Act
Washington, D.C.—
Senate Democratic Leader Charles E. Schumer issued the following statement
following yesterday’s announcement from the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security that it will reconsider the future of the DACA program, while
rejecting new applications and limiting renewals to only a year:
“The Supreme Court could not have
been clearer when it rejected President Trump’s hard-hearted repeal of DACA.
Yet President Trump continues to openly defy the law by undermining the program
and putting thousands of new eligible young immigrant applicants at risk of
deportation. The president’s relentless, heartless attacks on Dreamers show
that he is not interested in finding a solution, only creating chaos and
distractions. It seems President Trump will stop at nothing to advance his
anti-immigrant agenda.
“Yesterday, Senate Republicans again
objected to Senator Durbin’s request to pass the bipartisan American Dream and
Promise Act—legislation that would create a pathway to citizenship for DACA
recipients. No matter what, Senate Democrats will fight to protect the
immigrant community, and we will continue to press our Senate Republicans
colleagues to help us protect Dreamers.”
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