Quorum call mr. Wyden mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from oregon. Mr. Wyden i ask unanimous consent to vacate the quorum call, mr. President. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Wyden mr. President , i met this fall with dreamers in my home state of oregon, in meetings in eugene and portland. These young people described powerful accounts of how the Trump Administration has needlessly and cruelly injected fear into their lives and the lives of their families. Right now these dreamers, these young people whove done nothing wrong, with terrific grades and wonderful conduct, and helping their families, theyre faced with a very real threat that they may be ripped away from the only lives and the only country theyve ever known. These young people might be little more than numbers on a page to those who spend their days waging political fights in the nations capital, but this is not some kind of academic topic for the thousands of young people across the land who
Did everything exactly the way you were supposed to do it. And this debate largely driven by the most sympathetic of all those groups, and that group of people who came here, who were brought here by someone else, often their own parents, who were brought here by someone else, who entered the country illegally but have grown up in america. Now, my First Response to that and i think the response of most americans when theyve thought about that is kids who grew up here, kids who went to school here, kids who havent gotten in bad trouble while they were here, kids who have no real memory or connection with the country that they were brought from, of course we want them to stay. Of course we want them to be part of our economy. Of course we want them to be part of a vital and because they are who they are an, an even younger society, then we would be without them, why would we want that to happen. So we have two issues here. The idea of people who are raised here who have done everything t
On it and why are you accepting it and its a terrible proposal and its bad for america. To his credit, President Trump does attempt to try to deal with these dreamer kids but there are 3 million potentially eligible individuals in this country and that only allows 1. 8 of them to get to the process but that is really not the worst part. The worst part is that it cuts Legal Immigration by 40 . Its basically abandoned this countrys commitment to family based immigration. I wouldntou be here if we only eave skills based immigration. Most members of his body would not be here if the only way your parents or grandparents or greatgrandparents can come here is because of a phd or a degree or certificate. Most of the people in this chamber, i would imagine, came here or are here because their parents or greatgrandparents because they had friends or family members here. A thought reimagined history of this country. Democrats arent obligated to accept the first offer from this president if it is
The presiding officer the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, the lord of the harvest, we acknowledge that only by your might can we live productive lives. Inspire our lawmakers in their daily work to labor for your glory. Give them the desire to please you even with their motives, so that their thoughts, words, and deeds will honor you. Keep them from avoiding irksome and unpleasant issues, as they arrange their priorities to accomplish your purposes. Lord, guide them in the paths of justice and cooperation. As understanding and forebearance prevail among them. We pray in your great name. Amen. The presiding officer please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The presiding officer the clerk will read
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