There is a renewed push by U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia to grant citizenship to migrants illegally brought to the country as children. The American Dream and Promise Act would extend protections to migrants and create a path to citizenship for DACA recipients.
, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news., D-Houston, is leading a renewed push in Congress to grant citizenship to migrants who were illegally brought into the country as children.
“Yet they remain in limbo,” she said at the event, held on the 11th anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, an Obama administration initiative that offered DACA recipients protection from deportation and permission to work. “You don’t have a criminal record, and you’ve been here for years, and you’ve been contributing to the economy, and you studied and you did not get in trouble,” Salazar said at the news conference. “You’re really part of the fabric of the United States. We love you. We welcome you and we want you to stay.”
The bill has bipartisan backing, but most of its support comes from Democrats. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York, leader of the House Democrats, said the issue should transcend partisan politics.
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