becerra. [applause] mr. becerra: mr. chairman, i am not only pleased but proud to stand with you, the hispanic caucus, with the senate democratic leadership and house democratic leadership to speak about americans and american values. when california initiated its lawsuit along with many individual dreamers and joined by some 20 other states and the district of columbia, it was to defend the people that are standing with us here today. it was to defend the values that have made it possible for those dreamers to feel american and to know they are american. what we heard today in court was that you got to do it the right way. there is the right way to do things and there is the wrong way to do things. the dreamers that are standing here did exactly what they were asked to do by the federal government. they came out of the shadows. they went through background checks. they proved that they have a basis to be in this country and now they have proven themselves as doctors, lawyers, as teachers, as