Tweet - "Finding a bipartisan path forward to both secure our borders and protect the futures of so many hardworking families is why we are here. Creating a more perfect union is why we are here. First though, we must agree to some basic truths:"

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"Finding a bipartisan path forward to both secure our borders and protect the futures of so many hardworking families is why we are here.

Creating a more perfect union is why we are here.

First though, we must agree to some basic truths:

To start, Dreamers--thousands of our friends & neighbors, teachers & firefighters, servicemembers & students--are not criminals, MS-13 gang members, nor are they a drain on our economy.

Who are Dreamers? Dreamers are determined, passionate, & American in every way except on paper.

They are fighting for the only lives they've ever known.

They are fighting for their loved ones with everything they've got--and they are trying to do it the right way.

DREAMers like Jose Manuel, who grew up in South Seattle--& didn't know he wasn't a natural-born citizen until he went to get a driver's license.

Thanks to DACA, Jose Manuel was able to graduate from @UW, start a tech business, & volunteer at local non-profits.

Or Dreamers like one Pasco, WA resident who was 4 when he was flown to the U.S. Years later, after he enrolled in DACA, he was able to quit working in manual labor & start a new job as a personal banker.

Hundreds of thousands of Dreamers have a similar story.

Dreamers are the embodiment of so much of what this country was founded upon & today we have a new chance to finally fix our broken immigration system for Dreamers in WA & nationwide who call our country home."

@pattymurray

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