CHC CHAIRMAN ON STEVE KING AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4660

Washington, DC- Today, Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chairman Rubén Hinojosa released the following statement on Rep. Steve King's Amendment to H.R. 4660, the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.

"Congressman Steve King and House Republicans are one and the same. House Republican Leadership refuses to allow a vote on H.R. 15, the bipartisan comprehensive immigration reform bill that has 200 cosponsors, yet they allow and overwhelmingly vote in favor of anti-immigrant amendments brought forth by Congressman Steve King. This is simply inexcusable and does nothing to fix our broken immigration system. Today's Amendment is a waste of taxpayer money and another attack on young DREAMers and the immigrant community. If Speaker Boehner and House Republicans truly want to reform our immigration system, they must allow a vote on H.R. 15 now."

Congressman Steve King's Amendment to H.R. 4660 would require the Department of Justice (DOJ) to spend $5 million investigating the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and prosecutorial discretion programs. There are over 500,000 DREAMers who call the United States home and who have benefited from the DACA progam.

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