Editorial: Lifting up the lamp for 'Dreamers' - Gainesville Times

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Editorial: Lifting up the lamp for 'Dreamers'

Congress should allow hard-working immigrants to share in America’s promise

Supporters of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program demonstrate Sept. 3, 2017, on Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

01142018 DACA — Supporters of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program demonstrate Sept. 3, 2017, on Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Consider this scenario: Robbers flee the scene of a crime in a getaway car with a baby strapped in the back seat. Police stop the car and arrest the culprits. Do they throw the baby in jail as well for being party to the crime?