Congressman says he understands DREAMers’ plight because he’s from Arkansas

By Alex Seitz-Wald, Washington Post

California Republican Rep. Gary Miller has earned a reputation as an immigration hardliner, but when confronted by a group of young immigrants Friday at a public event in Rancho Cucamonga (which had a $12 entry fee), Miller told them he understands their plight because he, too, is an immigrant, of sorts, moving with his family from Arkansas to California as a young child.

DREAMers, the children of undocumented immigrants, face deportation and other legal persecution (a threat delayed, at least for now, by President Obama’s 2012 deferred action policy), but Miller explained that he personally understands the difficulty they face because he moved across the country.

“You know, I’ve talked to a lot of young people like [you],” Miller told the young activists, captured in footage taken by a Democratic tracker. “I mean, I understand the difficulty. Just like I was born in Arkansas. I came here when I was a year old.”

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