Mr. Durbin it was about six or seven years ago when i wrote to president obama, who had been my colleague in the senate and a cosponsor of the dream act, and asked him to use his power as president to help these young people. And he eventually issued daca. The program that gave young people across america who were undocumented a chance to come forward, to give all their personal information to the government, to submit themselves to a criminal background check, to pay a substantial filing fee, and if they were approved to have a twoyear opportunity to stay in the United States without deportation and with an opportunity to work. That is what daca is all about. 780,000 young people took advantage of that opportunity created by president obama. Senator graham and i agree on many thing. We disagree on daca. I think it was a proper exercise of president obamas authority. He sees it differently. But even though we come to that issue with a difference of opinion, we are in agreement as to wh
Pay a substantial filing fee and if they were approved, to have a twoyear opportunity to stay in the United States without deportation and with the opportunity to work. That is what daca is all about. People took advantage of that opportunity created by president obama. Senator graham and i agree on many things and disagree on daca. I think it was a proper exercise of president obamas authority. He sees it differently. But even though we come to that issue with a difference of opinion, we are in agreement as to where we are today. It is time for us in congress to do the right thing for america and right thing for these young people and their families and pass the dream act, to make it the law of the land and to do it now. The decision that was announced today by the Trump White House was a disappointment to me, the first and only direct conversation that i have had with President Trump was the day of inauguration and i thank him for the kind words he said about dreamers and daca and he
Good afternoon. I am honored to be here with my colleague lindsey graham. I would like to thank you, it is great to do business. He and i have worked on a number of issues together on a bipartisan basis and this is one of our most important priorities. It was 16 years ago when i ntroduced the dream act. 16 years ago when this nation notion of these young people who were brought to this country as toddlers and Young Children deserve an opportunity to make their way in america and improve themselves and that the law was going to give them a chance. In 16 years, we have been working on this project. It was about six or seven years ago, when i wrote to president obama who had been my colic in the senate and first sponsored the dream act and asked if he could use his power as president to help these young people and he issued the daca program, which gave young people across america who are undocumented a chance to come forward, to give all of their personal information to the government, su
Toddlers and infants and children deserved an opportunity to make their way in america and prove themselves and that that law was going to give them a chance. 16 years that weve been working on this project. It was about six or seven years ago when i wrote to president obama, who had been my colleague in the senate and a cosponsor of the dream act, and asked him to use his power as president to help these young people. And he eventually issued daca. The program that gave young people across america who were undocumented a chance to come forward, to give all their personal information to the government, to submit themselves to a criminal background check, to pay a substantial filing fee, and if they were approved to have a twoyear opportunity to stay in the United States without deportation and with an opportunity to work. That is what daca is all about. 780,000 young people took advantage of that opportunity created by president obama. Senator graham and i agree on many thing. We disag
Mr. Durbin good afternoon. Im honored to be here with my colleague, lindsey graham. Its good to business with him. Weve worked on a number of issues on a bipartisan basis. This is one of our most important priorities. Now, it was 16 years ago when i introduced the dream act. 16 years ago when the notion that these young people who were brought to the United States as toddlers and infants and children deserved an opportunity to make their way in america and prove themselves and that that law was going to give them a chance. 16 years that weve been working on this project. It was about six or seven years ago when i wrote to president obama, who had been my colleague in the senate and a cosponsor of the dream act, and asked him to use his power as president to help these young people. And he eventually issued daca. The program that gave young people across america who were undocumented a chance to come forward, to give all their personal information to the government, to submit themselves