Jacky Rosen: “Washington's gridlock and its inability to pass…”

“What started out as a temporary program meant to protect dreamers while Congress worked to pass a more permanent solution, has turned into a decades long lifeline for so many. Washington's gridlock and its inability to pass comprehensive immigration reform with a pathway to citizenship for dreamers has left them to depend on DACA. It has also opened the doors to attack from the Trump administration and right wing extremists.” (01:07–01:19)

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