Rep. Fattah Applauds Obama Initiative on Immigration to Strengthen the American Economy and Protect Students

WASHINGTON, June 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, issues this statement in support of President Obama's directive on new immigration policy for undocumented students and others:

"President Obama has surmounted Washington gridlock and done the right thing to strengthen the American economy and protect American students marginalized through no fault of their own. Important provisions of the Dream Act, stalled for so long on Capitol Hill, are no longer simply a dream. No one benefits by keeping young adults who play by the rules, many of whom have no memory of their country of birth and consider themselves Americans, in the shadows of society. We need comprehensive immigration reform and with this policy now in force the President has taken a significant step toward that goal."

SOURCE Office of Congressman Chaka Fattah