During the Obama Administration , Aguilar supported expanding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals ( DACA ) program for undocumented children and creating the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents ( DAPA ) program . Aguilar introduced the Academic Success Centers and Education Networks for Dreamers ( ASCEND ) Act , which would establish grants for college and university programs and services to benefit undocumented students . While Aguilar voted in favor of legislation that would effectively halt the resettlement of refugees from Syria and Iraq to the United States , citing national security concerns , he subsequently criticized President Donald J. Trump 's Executive Order as " xenophobic " and said it sent a message of " hate and bigotry to the rest of the world . " Aguilar criticized President Trump and his staff for citing the 2015 San Bernardino attack in defending the President 's executive order . In 2018 , with Republican Congressman Will Hurd , Aguilar authored legislation that would provide a path to citizenship for DACA recipients and addresses border protection concerns
2015 San Bernardino attack
2015 San Bernardino attack
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