jesus contreras is joining me now. big welcome to you, and right out of the gate, i'm going to ask you, are you worried about your future in this country? >> i'm definitely worried, concerned, and more than anything, disheartened, because we're just -- i'm just here, the rest of us d.r.e.a.m.ers are just here trying to work and give back to our community, especially in a time of need like this. we're not doing anything but giving back, being model citizens, and you know, like i said, trying to give back. >> you're certainly doing so in your job as a paramedic, working on the front lines there with regard to harvey. but if the daca program gets scrapped, jesus, what does that mean for you, personally? what does it mean for your family? >> it means splitting up from, you know, people that i've known my entire life. it means leaving my friends, my girlfriend, coworkers, just everything that i have here, you know, my church, my opportunity to volunteer, to help others. i've made good relations with patients that i've met.

. >> reporter: the day before harvey hit the coast, paramedic jesus contreras headed to work and hasn't stopped helping his neighbors since. he's a texan, after all. just look at the tattoo. he's also undocumented. a so-called d.r.e.a.m.er brought here by his mom when he was 6. >> we're literally on the ground helping people get back up. and we're getting our, you know, our butts handed to us by people, you know, upstairs in the white house and the president. >> reporter: president trump will decide by tuesday what will happen to d.r.e.a.m.ers like contreras. more than 780,000 of them, all protected by daca, an obama-era program that lets them work and go do school here for now. >> should d.r.e.a.m.ers be worried? >> we love the d.r.e.a.m.ers. we love everybody. >> reporter: but nine states are threatening to sue if the program is not cancelled by tuesday. multiple government officials tell nbc news, president trump's leaning toward ending the program but white house sources say some in the west wing worry about doing so now in the aftermath of harvey with people in texas and louisiana

. >> the day before harvey hit the coast, paramedic jesus contreras headed to work and hasn't stoppedelping neighbors since. he's a texan after all. just look at the tattoo. he's also undocumented. a so-called dreamer brought here by his mom when he was six. >> we're literally on the ground helping people get back up and we're getting our butts handed to us by people upstairs and the white house and the president. >> trevor: now, look, that is a horrible tattoo, yes. ( laughter ) a horrible tattoo. but those are the kind of people who are literally making america great again -- or at least dry again. we'll be right back. ( cheers and applause ) ♪ ♪ i'm jimmy, this is my definition of fresh since 1983. ♪ we built the most powerful solar array at any one brewery in the country. producing twenty-two million beers each year, powered by the sun. coors light. whatever your mountain, climb on. ♪ ♪ we are not here to sit idly by. we are here...to leave a mark. experience a shift in the natural order. experience amazing. ( cheers and applause ) >> trevor: welcome back to "the daily show." we w

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i told the story yesterday on the floor about jesus contreras. jesus contreras was brought to the united states at the age of 6 and his family settled in houston, texas. he went to lone star college down there. again, he is undocumented, a dreamer. he finished a course of paramedic. became a licensed, certified paramedic because of daca. he happened to be there, of course, when hurricane harvey hit, working night and day, saving lives, trying to help those victims of the hurricane. there were thousands just like him, but the important part of this story is that this young man is one of those undocumented folks who really cares about the people of houston, the people of texas and america. he calls this home, and he wrote me a letter and he told me that. i read it on the floor yesterday. there are others. i want to tell you about one here today. i'm going to try to pronounce her name correctly. hemina oganava. i probably missed that, but i'm close. she came at 9 years of age to the united states from mexico city. she was raised in houston and lives

like houston area paramedic jesus contreras.treras is protected from deportation under the obama era program known as daca. he spent six straight days rescuing people from floodwaters in houston. so how did the president thank him? well today, trump announced that he was rescinding daca supposedly with a six month delay to allow congress to pass legislation to replace it. trump's decision throws the lives of nearly 800,000 americans who were brought here as children and who work here and go to school here, into chaos. now polls have shown consistently that a large majority of americans support letting daca recipients known as "dreamers" stay in the country, which may explain why trump hid behind his attorney general today letting jeff sessions make the announcement. all trump could muster was a statement supporting the decision and a tweet urging congress to come up with a solution. trump tweeted, "congress, get ready to do your job. daca." trump ends every tweet like he's jumping out from behind a door to scare you. [ laughter

there's a guy named jesus contreras who is a paramedic in houston.e has spent six days, 0 hou20 a day, rescuing people. he happens to be a d.r.e.a.m.er. you going to kick him out, mr. president? i'd like to see some presidential courage. telling your base something they don't want to hearing, that is the ultimate in great statesmanship. we rarely see it. >> we met him in the past hour right here on msnbc, as a matter of fact. nicole, to you. many in the president's own staff remain divided on this program. some like speaking paul ryan advising against it and others like kansas secretary of state chris ckobak advising against scrapping daca. what would you make of all these decisions. >> well, you know what, there's nothing new that we have division bwithin the gop but wht i've got to tell you that i think would be an easy solution or at least something to work towards both economically and politically is the r.a.c. act that representative carlos carbello from florida is proposing, and that actually, if you're employed, this is for daca people, if the

they're young immigrants like houston paramedic jesus contreras, brought here illegally by their parentsw working or going to school. protected from deportation by an obama administration program known as daca. >> we're literally on the ground helping people get back up. we're getting our -- our butts handed to us by people president. it's such a horrible time, you know. >> reporter: facing a threatened lawsuit by nine states wanting to end daca, the president must decide to keep or cancel the program by tuesday. >> should the dreamers be worried? >> we love the dreamers. we love everybody. >> reporter: a growing number of members of congress including some top republicans say they should be making decisions about daca and immigration policy, not the president. >> i think the president as well has mentioned that he wants to have a humane solution to this problem. i think haas something we in congress -- i think that is something we in congress is should be working on. >> reporter: the president may be adding his own money to the hurricane harvey relief fund. he's pledged to donate $1 mil

su hijo, jesÚs contreras, estaba ayudando en todos los labores de rescate en houston, texas. der por tres aÑos. alan: entonces, sirviÓ esta decisiÓn del presidente? >> creo que no se trata de estar a favor o en contra de Él. la decisiÓn mÁs correcta es buscar que el congreso legislar. si no tomÓ una decisión radical frente al tema, seguirÍamos en este momento sin que los congresistas estuvieran sin hacer algo. creo que eso fueel camino adecuado. era el camino correcto. lourdes: hay varias maneras de ver esto. la presidencia de trump estÁ diciendo que el daca no puede continuar asÍ. estÁ mandando twitter apoyando a los soÑadores, de cierta manera. hay como una conglomera acciÓn de cosas que chocan. mucha gente lo ve como que es algo simbÓlico. saben que criticaron mucho al presidente obama porque tomÓ la decisiÓn de esta orden ejecutiva y no fue a travÉs legal con el congreso. supuestamente, trump lo quiere hacer de forma legal. podrÍa ser una reforma migratoria legal. estÁ de acuerdo con esto? >> estoy de acuerdo con la decisiÓn del presidente que sea una medida buena. la deci

texas is home to one of the largest daca populations in the country including houston paramedic jesus contreras brought here illegally by his mother when he was 6, now on the front lines of the harv recovery effort. >> we're literally on the ground helping people get back up and we're getting our butts handed to us by >> reporter: the move comes after members of the president's own party urged him not to scrap daca. house speaker paul ryan insisting the decision should be up to congress. >> i think the president, as well, as mentioned that he wants to have a humane solution to this problem. and that's something we in congress are working on and need to deliver upon. and while white house officials caution no decision is final until it's officially announced, last week, hundreds petitioned mr. trump to reconsider. writing, dreamers are vital to the future of our country and our economy. one advocacy group already calling the move child abuse under the guise of public policy. and the president's base is far from pacified. one top conservative saying mr. trump is trying to have it both ways and th

dreamers like jose contreras who is a paramedic who worked six straight days during hurricane harvey. he rescued people from floodwaters and transported them to local hospitals. jesus needs to be supported. the speaker pro tempore: as the chair advised on january 15, 2014, and march 26, 2014, even though unanimous consent requests to consider a measure is not entertained, embellishments constitutes debate and will be part of the time on the part of the member yielded for that purpose. mr. mcgovern: i'd like to yield to the gentleman from new york, mr. nadler, for the purpose of a unanimous consent request. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york. mr. nadler: thank you. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to bring up h.r. 3440, the dream act, to protect dreamers like jessica who has been in this country since he had was 2 and hopes to become a doctor. the speaker pro tempore: as previously announced, the unanimous consent request cannot be entertained. mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, i'm hoopy to yield to the gentleman from -- i'm happy to yield to the gentleman from california, mr. aguilar, for the purpose of a unanimous consent request. mr. aguilar: mr. s

his name is jesus contreras. he's a young man who has a great story who was one of the heroes of hurricane harvey in his own small way. he was brought to the united states at the age of six by his parents from mexico. it wasn't a family decision. his mom and dad made the decision, brought him to houston, texas, where he grew up. he got good grades in school and he wanted to go to college. he went to the lone star college in houston and he became a paramedic, a paramedic who responded to hurricane harvey, spent six straight days out there helping people who were in desperate need. because of his training as a par amedic he was able to give them emergency first aid, insulin when they were suffering from the impact of diabetes. he did it day after day, go home, take a shower and go right back at it again. he finally went home, got rest and did it all over. the important party story is that he is a paramedic because of the daca program described by the senator from texas. it was president obama's daca program which a