Mr. President, in five days, we will celebrate 13 years since President Obama created the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or the DACA program, which so many have been referring to. DACA has proven to be an overwhelming success, allowing dreamers who have only ever known the United States as their home to continue contributing to our economy and our communities. DACA protects immigrants who came to the United States as children from deportation, and it authorizes them to legally work. Nevada and every state in the country has benefited from daca. (00:15–00:31)
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Asserts that DACA is successful in allowing Dreamers to contribute to the U.S. economy and communities.
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