Dreamers deserve an opportunity to integrate into the American society in which they were raised. Because DACA isn’t a permanent solution, each Presidential administration can reverse the prior one’s executive actions, leaving Dreamers in limbo. Congress should act and provide Dreamers with an opportunity to apply for citizenship.
But I fervently hope that Dreamers too will eventually be acknowledged as a part of the American story. Congress has the power to pass legislation that would allow Dreamers and other long-term undocumented immigrants to obtain legal status in the United States.
Dreamers help our long term economic prospects, too. Dreamers are young. With an aging and rapidly retiring work force, allowing these immigrants to stay in the country helps lower the overall age of our labor force, helping to delay the negative economic effects that will result if we cannot maintain or grow our labor force.
Dreamers live through a political telenovela, from heartbreak and disillusionment to hope and renewal (a word to be taken literally and figuratively, as only Dreamers who have to reapply for DACA understand). In December, Congress’s decision to refrain from debating a solution for DACA in the negotiations for the budget angered left-leaning and right-leaning Dreamers alike. Negotiations ...
Dallas, Texas () – Today, President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush welcomed four Dreamers, an immigration attorney, and an agricultural immigration advocate to the George W. Bush Presidential Center. The conversation underscored the shortcomings of our immigration system. During the conversation President Bush said: “This is an issue that is dear to our hearts. Most ...
President and Mrs. Bush Meet with Dreamers and Others Impacted by the ...