John,

Two years ago today, Trump announced an unprecedented move to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, jeopardizing the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the United States as children.

DACA gives millions of young people the chance to live, work, and study in the country they call home, without fearing deportation -- until Trump decided it was his mission to take away that peace of mind.

So far, Trump has been unsuccessful at overturning DACA in the courts. But now the right-leaning Supreme Court -- with judges hand-picked by Trump -- has decided to take up the case and determine whether Trump can end DACA by next year.

It’s just plain cruel, John. Hundreds of thousands of immigrants are living in the shadows, afraid of being a victim in Trump’s next ICE raid. They won’t go to hospitals. They won’t apply for public benefits they need like food stamps or Medicaid. They pay taxes and contribute to our economy, but Republicans still treat immigrants like second-class citizens in our communities and scapegoats for racist policies nationwide.

From trying to gut DACA to his useless border wall to immigrant concentration camp detention centers, Trump’s racism -- and the Republican Party -- will stop at nothing to push forward his anti-immigrant fear mongering.

The best way you can stop the GOP from harming vulnerable communities is by helping DFA elect bold, progressive leaders who will fight back against Republican xenophobia and stand up for immigrant rights. So often we feel powerless to stop Trump, but we aren’t. We can do it by winning at the ballot box in 2019 and again in 2020. Will you make a $5 or more donation to DFA today?

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Thanks for fighting,

-Charles

Charles Chamberlain, Chair
Democracy for America

PS: If you or someone you love is a DACA recipient, you can still renew your DACA before the Supreme Court makes their decision.