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Kaptur statement on Trump Administration decision to end DACA program

Statement

Date: Sept. 5, 2017
Location: Toledo, OH
Issues: Immigration

Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement regarding the Trump Administration's decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

"The President should not threaten the legal status of Dreamers. The United States is the only home many Dreamers have ever known," said Kaptur. "If DACA is rescinded without a legislative fix, more families and communities will be ripped apart. Keeping families together is the right thing to do. Congress should act swiftly, in a bipartisan manner, to codify the DACA program into law."

"We must stand up for these young people whose economic and cultural contributions make our Nation stronger," Kaptur continued.

According to the Center for American Progress, there are 4,400 Dreamers in Ohio. These individuals contribute about $250 million to the state's GDP.


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