In the face of President Trump’s decision to rescind DACA and leave the lives of nearly 800,000 immigrant youth in limbo, we have been calling on Congress to pass a clean Dream Act. But what does it mean for this … Continued
From Faith in Public Life (http://www.faithinpubliclife.org): President Trump just turned the dreams of 800,000 young immigrants into nightmares. By ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which gave work permits and deportation relief to undocumented youth known as … Continued
Adapted from an alert from the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (Por favor lea esto en Español) The Dream Act of 2017 (S. 1615 / HR. 3440) was recently introduced in Congress as a bipartisan effort. The bills are intended … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): Washington D.C. -Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) have introduced the bipartisan Dream Act of 2017 (no number yet), which would offer a pathway to legal status for immigrant youth. This legislation … Continued