willing to grant legal status in return for border security? not a wall. border security. my concern with the president s dealing is what did we get? we don t know yet. we talk about daca, and i would be interested in helping legalize some of the people coming here through no fault of their own, and the question of citizenship is the real question. when you make them citizens, what about their family members and now eligible to come in. we have over 4 million people waiting to be legal citizens of this country, so do we put these people to the front of the line or not, or do it s dreamer legislation. they were never at the front of the line. i think the d.r.e.a.m.ers were also at the end of the line for citizenship. true, and there s an act i am considering, it s called the recognizing america s children act, and it gives us a humane of
did and now it s up to you guys in congress to fix it. what are you going to do? what s your plan? well, the president has been very explicit. he expects congress to do our work as he said yesterday morning on this daca issue. and i have legislation that will recognize these young people, some of who arrived. the united states as little children as measures that why it s called recognizing america s children act. they would have to earn it. three paths to earn legal status in the united states. you either have to serve in the military. you have to work. so you have to be a productive member of society. or you can earn a degree in higher education. whether it be a college degree or vocational degree. and we re going to, for five years, make sure that you meet those requirements after those five years, then you can get legal permanent residence. pete: are you talking about citizenship? well, eventually these people on their own could apply for citizenship. but the bill in no way
people at risk of being deported if congress does not act in six months. you refiled what s called the recognizing america s children act. raca, if you will, earlier this year. a new version of the d.r.e.a.m. act. what would your bill do? what s the status of that bill? well, look, i was disappointed in the decision, because i think the executive order should have been left in place while congress worked on a solution. however, we have been given six months. so i do at least recognize that the white house has given congress some time. and the president has been explicit. he is calling for a solution. he doesn t want to see any of these young people at the risk of being deported. my legislation, it offers three paths to these young people who were brought to this country through no fault of their own. it s called the recognizing america s children act, because i believe, like most americans believe, that these kids, these young people, are americans. they went to the same schools that