John,

This week marks the 12th anniversary of the announcement of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) — and we’re inviting supporters like you, John, to take part in our Week of Action and call on Congress to pass a permanent legislative solution for Dreamers. (Add your name here!)

DACA has provided some immigrants brought to the U.S. as children with protection from deportation and has granted them work authorization, but their path to permanent residency has remained uncertain. Dreamers fill essential roles in communities across the nation — they are longtime residents who have started families, own homes, run businesses, serve in essential roles in the workforce, and are pillars of their communities. Yet, without a lasting solution from Congress, their futures remain in legal limbo.

Dreamers deserve bipartisan, permanent legislation – add your name to tell Congress to act now.

While DACA has been a lifeline for many Dreamers over the past 12 years, legal challenges to DACA bar younger Dreamers from accessing its protections and raise questions about whether it will be permitted to continue in the future. Congress must act promptly to provide a permanent legislative fix. The Dream Act or other similar legislation providing certainty to Dreamers is needed to provide stability to DACA recipients and other Dreamers. Although more than two decades have passed since the initial version of the bipartisan Dream Act was introduced, Dreamers still wait.

Dreamers contribute to our communities in so many ways, including by strengthening the economy. They are an essential part of the U.S. workforce, with approximately 90% of DACA recipients currently employed. Over the next decade, Dreamers with DACA work authorization will contribute an estimated $420 billion to the GDP if they are permitted to continue to work legally in the U.S., and will pay tens of millions of dollars in federal, state, and local taxes providing needed funding for governmental services and federal safety net programs, including Social Security and Medicare.

Throughout the week, we invite you to participate in our Week of Action and urge your members of Congress to act.

It’s time Dreamers receive the opportunity to obtain citizenship, allowing them to live and work in the U.S. permanently.

Tell Congress to pass a permanent solution for Dreamers now.

Thank you for your ongoing support,

Laurence Benenson
Vice President of Policy & Advocacy
National Immigration Forum

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