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| https://www.flake.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=A9B197A7-0368-48B4-9CA5-1155F90F577A | VIDEO: Flake Delivers Speech Pushing for DACA Solution | 2017-12-05 | 2017 | 2017-12 | Republican | House | AZ | Jeff Flake | F000444 | www.flake.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) today spoke on the Senate floor urging Congress to work together to pass a bipartisan solution to protect DACA recipients. “We don’t need partisan bills that send a message, we need bipartisan solutions that can pass the Senate. We have spent so much time operating under reconciliation that it’s worth reminding people that this measure will need 60 votes in order to succeed. That means, if we hope to protect DACA recipients, both sides need to compromise,” said Flake. Video of Flake’s remarks can be viewed here.A transcript of prepared remarks can be viewed below. *** I rise today with increasing concern about the uncertain future facing DACA recipients. There are nearly 800,000 DACA recipients. These are children who were brought across the border through no fault of their own, years and years ago. Nearly 800,000 across the country, nearly 50,000 just in Arizona alone. They have protections now from deportation, but those protections will run out around the first of March. Despite the sense of urgency to solve this problem by the end of the year, there is little legislative progress to show for it. The time has come for us to work together to deliver a real solution. We don’t need partisan bills that send a message, we need bipartisan solutions that can pass the Senate. We have spent so much time operating under reconciliation that it’s worth reminding people that this measure will need 60 votes in order to succeed. That means, if we hope to protect DACA recipients, both sides need to compromise. These individuals who we seek to help are students and employees, colleagues, and friends. They know no other home but the United States. They have embraced the values of hard work and perseverance, and in turn, their communities have embraced them as their own. Some of the most compelling pleas on behalf of these young people have come from those who know them best. These kids are not just Americans in their own eyes. They are Americans in the eyes of their friends, classmates, teachers, and coworkers. We all recognize these kids were brought here through no fault of their own, and no one wants to see them deported. As the leaders of a nation of immigrants, we need to work together and deliver them a chance at a bright future. We need workable legislation that can realistically be passed and signed into law. We don’t need to make a statement, we need to make a law. There are many challenges facing us with regard to immigration, but protecting these young people should not be one of them. This should be the easy lift. Mr. President, I hope that we can all work together in a bipartisan way to find a solution for these kids that deserve a solution. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |