Rosen Statement on White House Immigration Framework

Statement

Today, Congresswoman Jacky Rosen (NV-03) released the following statement in response to the White House's immigration framework announcement:

"The Administration's proposal is bad for families and sends the wrong signal that the United States, a nation of immigrants, is no longer the land of opportunity for those who want to come here, play by the rules, and make a better life. I want to work across the aisle to protect our Dreamers, but I have serious concerns with this Administration's proposed framework. There are already bipartisan solutions right in front of us, including the DREAM Act and the USA Act, that I have co-sponsored and that would pass with widespread support if leadership brought them to the floor. It has been more than four months since this Administration manufactured a crisis for 800,000 Dreamers by setting an unnecessary deadline to end their protected status."

BACKGROUND: In addition to co-sponsoring the DREAM Act, Congresswoman Rosen is an original co-sponsor of the Uniting and Securing America (USA) Act, a bipartisan bill that has 27 GOP co-sponsors and 27 Democratic co-sponsors. This legislation would provide a legal pathway to citizenship for DREAMers and help secure our southern border. Rosen also signed a discharge petition to bring a clean DREAM Act to the floor.

In Nevada, DACA has allowed more than 13,000 young people to come forward, pass background checks, and live and work legally. Nationwide, DACA has protected from deportation 800,000 individuals who know no home but the U.S.

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