NEW: Hatch Statement on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)

Statement

Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT), the senior Republican in the United States Senate and the senior member and former Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement following the Department of Justice's Announcement that the President would be ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program. Senator Hatch also spoke about DACA last week in a statement that can be found here.

I called the President last week to urge him not to rescind DACA because I believe it puts DREAMers, who were brought here as children through no fault of their own, in an extremely difficult position.

I agree with the President--we need tougher enforcement of our immigration laws, but we also need a real, permanent solution that recognizes the positive impact Dreamers have in our communities. And as I said last week, that solution must come from Congress.

Immigration is a complex issue, but I believe we have a real opportunity for bipartisan solutions and compromise on issues including border security, high-skilled immigration, and a path forward for our dreamer population.

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