Representative Lou Correa (D-CA) released the following statement on June 14, 2024, marking 12 years since the creation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program:

“Tomorrow marks 12 years since President Obama created the DACA program, protecting thousands of Dreamers from deportation—many of whom arrived in our country as infants and toddlers. Today, those Dreamers are our nurses, police officers, and soldiers. They follow the law, pay taxes, and have built their lives in this country—graduating from American schools, growing in their careers, and starting their families here,” Correa said.

“They’re deeply embedded in the fabric of our communities. They’re our neighbors and friends and are a vital part of the economic fabric of this great country. They deserve the opportunity to be Americans. It’s past time that Congress passed the American Dream and Promise Act and delivered a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers—to keep their families together and keep our economy alive.”

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ABOUT LOU: Congressman Lou Correa is a longtime Orange County resident with deep local roots. To this day, he lives only three miles from his childhood neighborhood in Anaheim. He is the son of working-class parents whose hard work gave him a chance at success, and he has spent his career fighting to protect the American Dream and ensure anyone can reach the middle class, just as he did. In 2016, Lou was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives to continue his work by representing the community he has spent the past 20 years serving, fighting to give everyone access to the same opportunity he had. Congressman Correa is committed to working across party lines to strengthen the middle class and give everyone a shot at the American Dream by investing in education, healthcare, and our fading infrastructure, and has introduced legislation to protect the legal rights of immigrants, care for veterans, and fight against the wasteful spending of taxpayer money.