House leaders say preserving the endangered program is a priority while Democrats still hold the majority.
Texas urges federal appeals court to end protections for its 101,000 DACA residents
"There’s a feeling in the Democratic caucus that it’s imperative to get it done in the lame duck session," Castro said."Otherwise the politics become a lot tougher going into the next session." Texas argues the program was created illegally by former President Barack Obama and that allowing Dreamers to stay drives up health care and education costs in the state.
Advocates say ending the program would upend the lives of thousands of Texans, many of whom have only known the U.S. as home. "I have children I have to take care of — U.S. citizen children," he said."I have a job that counts on me. Some days I’m in charge of the entire unit … all 32 beds and a lot of nurses."
“Until we get the border under control, it’s not possible to deal with some of these other issues where there is bipartisan consensus,” CornynCornyn in the past has called Dreamers"the most sympathetic and deserving cohort of individuals in this immigration debate.
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