Dick Durbin: “At the end, 830,000 young people became DACA protected.”

“I had no way to imagine what we would face today and do face today for those who trusted the government when they signed up. We were shocked when so many people signed up. And At the end, 830,000 young people became DACA protected. In 2022 alone, they contributed nearly $2.1 billion to Social Security and Medicare. That's just DACA working as doctors and teachers and police officers and much more.” (03:46–03:52)

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