[rtt-abq] Message from Senator Udall's office
- From: "Cheryl Passalaqua" <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> (Redacted sender "nmcheryl" for DMARC)
- To: "rtt-abq@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <rtt-abq@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2018 23:37:54 +0000 (UTC)
Keep making those phone calls!
From: Tom Udall Press Office
Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 3:41 PM
To: Tom Udall Press Office <NEWS_PressOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: VIDEO: Udall Highlights Urgent Need to Protect Dreamers
For Immediate Release
January 10, 2018
Contact: Jennifer Talhelm
202.228.6870 |news@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx| @SenatorTomUdall
VIDEO: Udall Highlights Urgent Need to Protect Dreamers
Urges Republicans to work in good faith on a DACA solution and bipartisan bill
to prevent government shutdown
VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xY4JeCBQF1E&feature=youtu.be
WASHINGTON — Today,U.S. Senator Tom Udall released a powerful video
highlighting the stories of seven Dreamers from New Mexico as part of his fight
for a permanent solution on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
program. Udall urged Republicans to join with Democrats and work in good faith
toward an immediate agreement that will protect the future of the 800,000
Dreamers in the United States, including 7,000 Dreamers in New Mexico.
Udall’s video tells the stories of seven Dreamers who — with the protection
they gained under DACA — are planning for their future and pursuing their
dreams. The Dreamers featured in the video were all brought to the United
States as children by their parents who were fleeing danger or seeking better
economic and educational opportunities for their children. They are all New
Mexicans who work, attend school, and volunteer throughout the state, and are
now at risk of losing their legal status, work permits and protection from
deportation if Congress doesn’t act soon. Udall released the following
statement:
“Our Dreamers are fellow New Mexicans and are as American as I am. They were
brought to this country as children, and now, as young adults, they enrich our
communities every day. Dreamers have every right to pursue their dreams here —
in the United States, the only country they call home. But their lives are now
hanging in the balance because of the president’s heartless decision to rescind
DACA. Republicans in Congress need to work in good faith with Democrats to pass
a solution that will immediately protect the future of our Dreamers. Last
night’s court ruling temporarily blocking the president’s DACA decision does
not lessen the urgency of Congress’ duty to act. We owe Dreamers real
certainty: we must pass permanent protections for Dreamers into law, and we
cannot delay any longer. Republicans in Washington, including the president,
have expressed support for a narrow solution for Dreamers. Now, they need to
walk the walk.
“As Congress works toward a solution for Dreamers, we also must act quickly to
avert a government shutdown that would be devastating for New Mexico, which
already has a struggling economy. We must work to reach a bipartisan agreement
to avoid painful budget sequestration cuts to both our military and domestic
priorities, and ensure important needs are funded like opioid addiction
treatment and prevention, and funding for veterans. And we must address other
emergencies, including reauthorizing the Children’s Health Insurance Program —
which Republicans have let flounder for more than 100 days without funding —
and providing funding for disaster relief, for Puerto Rico and for other states
and territories that have been devastated by natural disasters. As bipartisan
negotiations continue, I will keep fighting for a government that answers to
and works for all New Mexicans.
“Republicans control the Senate, the House, and the presidency, and they have a
decision to make: bring the country together, or continue dividing us. I
believe the American people want to see results."
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