MIXED REACTION FROM NEW MEXICO’S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO PRESIDENT TRUMP’S DECISION TO END THE DACA PROGRAM. REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN STEVE PEARCE SUPPORTS THE PRESIDENT’S ACTION, SAYING THE POLICY THAT WAS IMPLEMENTED BY THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION IS HARMFUL AND DAMAGING.
DEMOCRATS, NOT SUPRISINGLY, HAVE A DIFFERENT TAKE. CONGRESSWOMAN MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM SAYS THE MOVE BY TRUMP IS INDEFENSIBLE AND UNJUST. SENATOR MARTIN HEINRICH CALLS IT HEARTLESS.
THE DACA PROGRAM ALLOWS CHILDREN BROUGHT HERE ILLEGALLY BY THEIR PARENTS TO REMAIN IN THE U-S.