{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.durbin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/durbin-dreamers-should-not-be-deported", "Durbin: DREAMers Should Not Be Deported", "2016-11-29", "2016", "2016-11", "Democrat", "House", "IL", "Richard Durbin", "D000563", "www.durbin.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "11.29.16\n\t\t\t Durbin: DREAMers Should Not Be Deported \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t Repeats call for President-elect Trump to protect DREAMers\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) is once again calling on President-elect Donald Trump to pledge to continue the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which provides temporary reprieve from deportation to young undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children. In a speech on the Senate floor, Durbin argued that by saving DACA, Trump could begin to bind the divisions that characterized this year\u2019s presidential election.  \u00a0  Senator Durbin also highlighted the social and economic contributions of DREAMers and shared the story of Father Rey Pi\u00f1eda, who thanks to DACA was able to fulfill his goal of becoming a Catholic priest.  \u00a0  \u201cI believe now that America [will] stand behind these young people. We will not allow them to be deported after what they have been through. We will not say to them by complying with the requirements of our government, you have penalized yourself in the future. We want to give them a chance,\u201d said Durbin. \u201cNow is the time for America, this nation of immigrants, to heal the wounds that divided us during this election. Let\u2019s start with the DREAMers. Let\u2019s start with DACA. Let\u2019s start with the young people that will make America better and stronger in years to come. They are the best in this country. Let\u2019s make them the best of America\u2019s future. I hope and pray that the President-elect's words and actions in the coming weeks and months will in fact bring us together.\u201d  \u00a0  Video of Durbin\u2019s remarks on the Senate floor are available here.  \u00a0  Audio of Durbin\u2019s remarks on the Senate floor is available here.  \u00a0  Footage of Durbin\u2019s remarks on the Senate floor is available for TV Stations using FTP in high definition and standard definition.  \u00a0  In April 2010, Senator Durbin was the first member of Congress to call for the establishment of DACA. Durbin has shared the stories of more than 75 DREAMers on the Senate floor since he introduced the original DREAM Act fifteen years ago. He was a member of the \u201cGang of 8\u201d Republicans and Democrats that authored comprehensive immigration legislation that passed the Senate in 2013.\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n    \n   \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tPrevious Article\n\t\t    \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.durbin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/durbin-dreamers-should-not-be-deported"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4336840249598026, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}