the presiding officer: without
objection.
mr. heinrich: madam president, i
rise today to stand up for the
hundreds of thousands of young
immigrants known as dreamers
whose lives president trump has
thrown into terrifying
uncertainty.
immigrant communities have long
helped write the economic and
social, the cultural story of my
home state of new mexico.
and for that matter, of the
entire nation.
that is certainly true for
dreamers.
until documented immigrants who
arrived in the united states as
children and are vital members
of communities across new mexi
mexico.
over the years i've had the
privilege of meeting many of new
mexico's estimated 7,000
dreamers.
i've met with students who grew
up here and are now striving to
become doctors and scientists,
teachers, even serve in our
military.
these young people are our