June 20, 2018 Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY-21) announced her support for the compromise immigration bill that would address DACA, border security and stop children from being separated from their parents at the border. This legislation could be voted on as soon as this week in the House.
"The situation of separated minors at our border is an appalling result of our country's broken immigration system," said Congresswoman Stefanik. "For too long Congress and both parties have kicked the can on substantive immigration reform. I am pleased to help lead the effort to bring Congressional action by crossing party lines signing the discharge petition that forced Congress to finally act on immigration.
"This compromise legislation will solve some of the immediate and pressing issues that our immigration system faces. This package would address immigrants who were protected under DACA, provide needed funding for border security, and end the separation of families at our border.
"I will support this compromise legislation and continue working to reform our immigration system."
Congresswoman Stefanik was one of the earliest signers of the discharge petition to force Congress to act on immigration. She previously announced that she will also support standalone legislation that addresses the separation of children and parents at our borders.
Hers is essentially the same view as President Trump’s. She doesn’t support DACA because DACA is dead and gone and there will be no law for it because Congress does not and will not support it. Obama ordered ti even though there was no law for it. Trump ended Obama’s illegal order and does not support any genuine law for it. So DACA as a program is bye-bye for good.
There are no new DACA applications because Trump ended the DACA program.
She supports, as does the President, with the CLEANUP of the DACA mess left by Obama meaning a case-by-case review of persons brought here as young children and who for all intents and purposes are as American as you and me and who have no real ties to the country of origin where they were brought from. It was not their fault. Americans are humane and will not throw what appears to be an American out to a foreign country.
That said, there are indeed many liars and scammers who applied for DACA to slip into a path Obama laid for them, an illegal path to permanent status and eventual citizenship. When they are reviewed they will be outed and deported.
One idea for handling a humane integration of true DACA persons that applied before the illegal program was killed is to emulate what was done for Filipinos who were able to serve in the US military and obtain an opportunity for permanent residence.
So no, Stefanik doesn’t support open borders. She supports what is practical and just. She’s good for that.