I’m on my way to the Senate floor to urge my colleagues to pass the #DreamAct & honor our promise to the 800K young men & women who have come out of the shadows to live full lives in the only country they’ve known.
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So many young people in WA have reached out over the last few months to share their stories about how ending DACA would impact their lives & futures. Here are a few:
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One young woman in Tacoma, Adriana, studied hard to become a nursing assistant, and is worried that letting DACA collapse would end her work authorization—a setback for Adriana & her community. #DreamAct
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A business owner who applied for DACA shared that he was proud to finish his college degree & contribute his education, skills and taxes back to the WA economy. Now, his fate is uncertain.
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It’s not easy to speak up in these uncertain times—we owe our thanks to the countless DACA recipients who have bravely shared their stories, in WA & across our great nation, to highlight the critical importance of this fight to our communities.
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I urge my Republican colleagues to think about these stories & the Dreamers in their states—show them that President Trump’s reckless, divisive agenda doesn’t represent us.
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Roughly 14,000,000 American citizens are unemployed NOW! What are you doing for them Madame Senator?
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Why are you holding these young people hostage to your extremist refusal to allow the construction of border fencing & security? Other side has signaled that they will gladly allow the dreamers to stay if you approve the defense of our borders, the right of any sovereign nation.
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