U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman introduced a bill Thursday to protect undocumented young people brought to the United States as children from being deported, if the Trump administration discontinues the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).

The Huffington Post reported Thursday:

The bill, called the Bridge Act, was initially introduced in the Senate in December by Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), with three co-sponsors. It was reintroduced in the Senate for the new Congress, and in the House for the first time, with more co-sponsors now but still far from enough to ensure success or even a vote on Republican-controlled Capitol Hill.

But it could be the best chance Dreamers have to keep their work permits and driver’s licenses if Trump follows through on his promise to end DACA, which he and many other Republicans ? including supporters of the Bridge Act ? say went beyond Obama’s presidential authority in the first place.

“Today’s introduction of the Bridge Act is only a first step in the long process of permanently reforming and strengthening our immigration laws,” Coffman said in a statement. “I believe children brought here at no fault of their own merit the opportunity to live, work and study in the United States. For the balance of immigration reform, I am optimistic that we can fix our broken immigration system by enacting tougher laws, securing our borders, and implementing stricter enforcement, all while still keeping families together.”

While defending undocumented young people traditionally appeals to Democrats, Graham said it was necessary because of the dilemma he thinks was created President Obama’s executive order on DACA.

“President-elect Trump would be right to repeal it,” Graham stated. “However, I do not believe we should pull the rug out and push these young men and women – who came out of the shadows and registered with the federal government – back into the darkness.”

Coffman is sponsoring the legislation with Illinois Democrat Luis Gutiérrez. Graham and Durbin are introducing a similar bill in the Senate.