Several GOP members of Virginia’s congressional delegation — including moderate Northern Virginia Rep. Barbara Comstock, R-10th, and Richmond-area conservative Rep. Dave Brat, R-7th — applauded Trump’s decision, saying it will allow a legislative fix to what they called an executive overreach by Obama.

In a carefully worded response, Republican gubernatorial candidate Ed Gillespie, who is trying to break the Virginia GOP’s statewide losing streak by appealing to both rural Trump voters and suburban moderates, seemed to sympathize with the Dreamers’ plight while calling for strong enforcement of immigration law.

“I’m encouraged that Sen. Tom Cotton and others say they are going to find a legislative solution to DACA,” Gillespie said in a written statement. “I don’t believe that children should be punished for decisions that were not their own, but at the same time, it is important for us to enforce our laws. If an illegal immigrant commits a crime, he should be deported. And we should not allocate scarce tax dollars for in-state tuition to illegal immigrants, and provide them scarce slots at our public colleges and universities over Virginia citizens.”