SUNBURY— Pennsylvania’s Democratic U.S. Senator and the congressman running against him in the next election are weighing in on the Trump administration’s decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the decision Tuesday morning.
U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-Pa.-Sen) issued a statement Tuesday saying, “The ‘Dreamers’ are young people who have lived in our country since they were children. They have been law-abiding residents who have learned English, paid taxes and secured jobs that allow them to support themselves and their families. Our government promised them that they would be protected if they came forward and now President Trump is breaking that promise.”
Congressman Lou Barletta(R-11th Hazelton) commends the President and says these decisions rest with Congress not the executive branch saying, “When President Obama illegally granted amnesty to hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants, he improperly created more competition for American workers and legal immigrants who are already finding it difficult to get work. Today, by putting such decisions back in the hands of Congress, President Trump is putting America first and making it clear that no president has the authority to create immigration law.
The DACA program protects young immigrants that were brought into this country illegally from deportation. DACA was enacted in 2012 by an Obama Administration executive order. Congress would have time to intervene on the decision, although Republicans have struggled in the past to find consensus on immigration. (Sarah Benek)
