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LULAC Stands With Dreamers And Immigrant Communities Ahead Of DACA Supreme Court
Hearing
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Nation’s Oldest & Largest Latino Civil Rights Organization Demands that Congress
Pass Permanent Protections for DACA Recipients
Washington, DC - Ahead of oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court on the
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) case, the League of United Latin
American Citizens (LULAC) national leadership released the following statements
reinforcing support for DACA recipients, their families, and immigrant
communities.
LULAC, which counts in its ranks hundreds of DACA recipients and immigrant
mixed-status families, has provided legal assistance to complete DACA
applications across the country. LULAC has also subsidized the costs associated
with DACA application and empowered Dreamers through the LULAC Dreamers Summit
which took place in April 2019. LULAC is committed to working with immigrant
rights allies on behalf of the thousands of Latino families across the country
who are impacted by DACA in demanding that Congress pass permanent protections
for DACA recipients.
“Children and students should never be used as political piñatas by politicians,”
stated LULAC President Domingo Garcia. “We urge the U.S Supreme Court to support
our dreamers, but the U.S. Senate needs to take up an immigration bill to allow
the legalization of dreamers and their parents before the end of the year. It is
what America is about, it is what the Statue of Liberty and the American dream
stand for.”
“The Supreme Court hearing is an opportunity for Justices to hear why DACA has
unshakeable, legal grounds for existence,” said LULAC CEO Sindy Benavides. “LULAC
will continue to stand strongly behind DACA recipients and our immigrant
communities, who are part of the fabric of our country, contribute tremendously
to our nation and our economy. Dreamers are small-business owners, local leaders,
teachers, nurses, first responders and taxpayers. While LULAC urges the Supreme
Court to follow the legal precedent for the DACA program, we demand that Senate
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell stop being an obstructionist to this process.”
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The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is the nation’s largest and
oldest civil rights volunteer-based organization that empowers Hispanic Americans
and builds strong Latino communities. Headquartered in Washington, DC, with 1,000
councils around the United States and Puerto Rico, LULAC’s programs, services and
advocacy address the most important issues for Latinos, meeting critical needs of
today and the future. For more information, visit www.LULAC.org.
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