Today’s
announcement to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
(DACA) program has put social equality for some 800,000 young people in
dire jeopardy, halting
their pathway to citizenship and placing them at risk of deportation.
According to the recent report from Center for American Progress, the
inclusion of these young recipients has contributed to more prosperous
local, state, and national economies; to safer
and stronger communities through increased access to cars and home
ownership; and to a more prepared and educated workforce for the future.
“The
Trump administration and Attorney General Sessions’ decision today to
‘rescind’ DACA is but another example of an anti-equal opportunity,
anti-civil rights agenda
that has no basis in fact,” National Action Network founder and President Rev. Al Sharpton said. “There is no evidence that Dreamers steal away American jobs. There is evidence, however, that
91% of Dreamers are employed and contribute to the American economy.
The National Action Network will do everything in its power to support
the rights of Dreamers looking to work and be a part of the American
dream.”
The
goal of members of Congress should be ensuring that DACA is a strong
and reliable protection for immigrant youth, and stopping this
administration’s
mass deportation agenda. We must hold Congress accountable to prevent
these attacks on the vulnerable and develop an effective policy for DACA
recipients that will avoid these punitive effects on their lives and
families.
Source: Mercury
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