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DACA is a lifeline for individuals who have grown up in the U.S. but who lack immigration papers.

- Luis Gutierrez
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Luis Gutierrez
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If I saw someone in need and I did nothing, I'd be defacing my own humanity.

We are saying that when our nation targets law enforcement efforts at someone's appearance or what neighborhood they live in or what job they do, it is not living up to our nation's basic ideals.

I have never pretended to be a legal scholar, but when scores of lawyers are lining up to agree with the Supreme Court that the president has the power to make choices when it comes to whom to deport and whom to let stay, then I tend to agree with them.

In the immigration debate, some things are constant. They never change. One is that opponents of immigration reform will use it as a wedge issue and will blame everything from unemployment to rising health care costs on immigrants.

We must stand on principle and practicality, and we should be very clear that a policy aimed at driving out 10 or 11 million people is not a good one.

If immigration reform is bad for America's workers, then why does virtually every group that represents American workers support it so enthusiastically?

I was arrested twice in demonstrations in front of the Obama White House in the push for DACA.

According to the study, approximately 16.7 million U.S. workers born in Latin America had a combined gross income of $450 billion last year, of which 93 percent was spent locally.

Immigration policy should be set and enforced federally.

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DACA is a lifeline for individuals who have grown up in the U.S. but who lack immigration papers.

DACA is a lifeline for individuals who have grown up in the U.S. but who lack immigration papers.

DACA is a lifeline for individuals who have grown up in the U.S. but who lack immigration papers.

DACA is a lifeline for individuals who have grown up in the U.S. but who lack immigration papers.

DACA is a lifeline for individuals who have grown up in the U.S. but who lack immigration papers.

DACA is a lifeline for individuals who have grown up in the U.S. but who lack immigration papers.

DACA is a lifeline for individuals who have grown up in the U.S. but who lack immigration papers.

DACA is a lifeline for individuals who have grown up in the U.S. but who lack immigration papers.

DACA is a lifeline for individuals who have grown up in the U.S. but who lack immigration papers.

DACA is a lifeline for individuals who have grown up in the U.S. but who lack immigration papers.

DACA is a lifeline for individuals who have grown up in the U.S. but who lack immigration papers.

DACA is a lifeline for individuals who have grown up in the U.S. but who lack immigration papers.

DACA is a lifeline for individuals who have grown up in the U.S. but who lack immigration papers.

DACA is a lifeline for individuals who have grown up in the U.S. but who lack immigration papers.

DACA is a lifeline for individuals who have grown up in the U.S. but who lack immigration papers.