The DACA program was always intended as a temporary policy that might allow young people who arrived in the United States as children the opportunity to stay and build their adult lives here. Eventually, the undocumented – and everyone else in the United States – will need a longer-term solution.
Read More »Supreme Court Ruling on Dreamers Sends a Clear Message to the White House
From the beginning, this case was not about whether the president has the authority to rescind DACA. All of the parties involved agreed that he does. Rather, the question was whether under U.S. law, the executive branch has to give complete and accurate reasons for its actions.
Read More »Here’s What Will Happen If DACA Ends
What would the end of DACA mean for the 704,000 Dreamers currently enrolled? DACA provides a two-year period of work authorization and protection from deportation. A prohibition on renewal applications would, therefore, mean that DACA recipients lose these protections on a rolling basis over the next two years.
Read More »Over 470,000 New Yorkers May Benefit from DREAM Act
A new study conducted by the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs and the Mayor’s Office for Economic Opportunity shows that passage of the DREAM Act could benefit over 470,000 New Yorkers.
Read More »How Congress Can Make DACA Even Better
Congress has an opportunity to build on DACA's success. An immigration expert explains how.
Read More »Immigration Activists React to End of DACA
Many immigration advocacy groups oppose the Trump administration's announcement to terminate the DACA program, calling it "un-American".
Read More »DACA Recipients’ Gains Continue to Grow
According to the largest study to-date, DACA recipients continue to play a critical role in the American economy, gaining higher wages, buying cars and houses, and starting businesses benefiting the entire nation.
Read More »More Work Needed to Increase DACA Applications from AAPIs
The unauthorized Asian American and Pacific Islander community in the US is large and diverse, and it is imperative that these immigrants’ stories, struggles, and aspirations are met with concern and resources.
Read More »DAPA’s Economic Benefits and Electoral Implications
DAPA provides tremendous benefits to both American communities and the country as a whole through the substantial fiscal and economic contributions resulting from its implementation. Political opposition and support of DAPA is also important to large and growing demographics and key voters.
Read More »Lawsuit’s Dismissal to Impact DHS Immigration Policies
The recent 5th Circuit Court decision in a case that challenged the 2012 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program has important, positive implications for the government’s defense of the pending challenges to the Obama administration’s 2014 immigration policies.
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