change hundreds of thousands it provided temporary protection from deportation for young people undocumented, young people who came to the united states as children, often brought by their parents or loved ones they grew up in this country attending school and places of worship many without any knowledge of their legal status until years down the line, often finding out when they applied for a driver s license or applied to college or a job. for all intents and purposes, they are american, woven into the fabric of this country, which is why 12 years ago president obama took action. imagine you ve done everything right you re entire life, studied hard, worked hard, maybe even graduate at the top of your class only to sunnily face the threat of deportation to a country that you know nothing about, with a language that you may not only speak. i will not give up on this issue not only because it s the right thing to do for our economy and ceos agree with me, fanot just because