The issue focused on the foreign-born children of illegal immigrants. House Republicans sought to use the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program to bring undocumented immigrants to the United States in order to provide "a new fundamental reality for our children — that being born in this country is good for them and their families." Lawmakers from both parties praised DACA in January, but now many Republicans argue it should be a permanent fix — a dangerous ideology the party, says Council Member Barbara Lee, has no place