considered for other roles in the company. it is absolutely unproductive for our nation and it s absolutely unfair to the d.r.e.a.m.ers. that s why it needs to get done and not have them be used as some type of, as you put it, political football or bargaining chip. it s time that this is something that all americans can come together around. like you said 80% of americans support this, so let s resolve it. but in fact the president has suggested that there is a p bargain to be had here. he ll extend the rights if you in the senate, in congress give him the money he wants for the wall. it isn t just that. he s also said and we need to dismantle our lottery for visas for people across the world. it s a very small number of visas, but it says to the world we all know that you celebrate the american dream and have folks who would like to come join us and will make some opportunity available. and so it s really a publicity for our vision of america as a
stand by their constituents and do what s right for the 10 million people who are here undocumented who deserve a chance to become a part of this country. because right now we re hyperfocused on the fewer than a million d.r.e.a.m.ers, and even that is con ten shus. it shouldn t be kcontentious at all. leo was also talking about some of these d.r.e.a.m.ers have parents who will not fall under daca and will be deported, ripping families apart and doing the opposite of what we think immigration represents in this country. right. i think trump wants a pat on the back for doing something for 20% of the affected population and in reality it s the bare minimum. when our community is under attack, we re all going to fight back and he needs to step up for the 10 million people and not just think that he can remove them as a solution. thank you for your constant fight. we wish you the best of luck. thank you so much. hope that you are reunited with your father soon. thank you so much
leo, what s your message to people who are standing in the way of this getting done? you know that you ve got the support of the american people but somehow you and these 800,000 d.r.e.a.m.ers have become a political football. yeah, and i mean it s that people have to focus on the politics of it and have really stepped away from the human part of it. the fact that we are people, we are members of this community, every day that we don t reach a solution is a day that people are being affected directly by the inaction that s going on. and so, you know, it s time that we really stop looking at this as a political football of what s right or wrong on politics and time we started looking at what s right for our communities, what s right for the people in our communities and families. i m struck by d.r.e.a.m.ers that have come and said i m trying to focus on my studies but it s so hard. others say i m doing well in my job, i m contributing, but my employer is not sure i m going to be h
removed from your home, departed from your family and your community. it s very heavy, which is why it s important for us to be here and to speak up. senator, you know, more than 80% of americans sort of believe that leo and other d.r.e.a.m.ers should have legal status and should be on their way to citizenship. what s the aim here? is the aim that americans get to see that leo and his contemporaries are not the people we re trying to get rid of? i ll tell you, the administration has at moments said it has a big heart. trump has said he has a big heart for the d.r.e.a.m.ers. at other times he has turned it into a bargaining chip. so we want to highlight the fact that our community members, our 800,000 community members across the country who know no other country and are contributing, it s unfair for them to be left with this uncertain legal status and it s time to resolve it. the president says he wants to resolve it, let s just do it.
at once. democrats voicing fierce opposition to the white house proposal. it does offer a path to citizenship for 1.8 million d.r.e.a.m.ers, but demands $25 billion for a border wall and sharp cuts to family immigration visas. some say this leverages immigration as ransom. will hurd, one of two behind the house bill, to address d.r.e.a.m.ers and border, believes the white house deal is too broad. i still believe that a narrow bill is most important thing we can get through our congress. both houses and house and senate because the more things you add, you create coalition of opposition. let s keep it narrow. white house officials reject suggestions that the president is asking for too much. calling the path to citizenship a dramatic concession. expect twitter reaction from the president this morning after trolling reached new heights at