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American Dream and Promise Act of 2019

Floor Speech

Date: June 4, 2019
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Immigration

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Ms. BONAMICI. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of the American Dream and Promise Act, to stand with the thousands of Dreamers across the country and in Oregon, Dreamers like Gustavo and Brenda, who are living in and serving in our community.

Gustavo graduated from Forest Grove High School. He knew he was ineligible for Federal student aid, yet he found a way to go to college because he knows that education cannot be taken away from him.

Gustavo wrote: ``I have found my calling in the nonprofit work I do. I am here to give back to the Latino community that believed in me and helped me achieve my dream.''

Brenda is an educator in Hillsboro, Oregon. Last summer, her students asked her: ``Are you coming back next year?'' Despite uncertainty about her status, Brenda will watch her students graduate this Saturday, and she hopes to continue supporting kids and families in the very same school district from which she graduated.

It is long past time for Dreamers like Brenda and Gustavo, Americans in every way except on paper, to live out of the shadows. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this legislation.

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