Paul Ryan Dodges Questions On Deportation At Book Signing
By CATHERINE THOMPSON Published AUGUST 25, 2014, 9:15 AM EDT
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) dodged questions Saturday on his vote to end a program protecting undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children from deportation when a few of those undocumented youth confronted him at a book signing.
Ryan was signing copies of his new book "The Way Forward" at a store in Florida when immigration activists approached him to ask about his vote to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA. United We Dream, an organization that advocates for immigrant youth, posted video of the encounter.
"A couple weeks ago you voted for defunding DACA," one activist asked Ryan as a staffer snapped a photo of them on an iPad. "It would put me and my sister up for deportation. We just had a question. Do you want to deport me and my sister?"
"Thanks for coming. Read my book," Ryan replied as another staffer escorted the activist and his sister away.
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