,

For 10 years, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) has protected
hundreds of thousands of undocumented young immigrants from deportation —
allowing them to pursue their careers, meet their educational goals, and
contribute more fully to their communities in the only place they have called
home.

To mark this momentous day, we invited DACA recipients to share what this
milestone means to them . It's clear from the responses that DACA is truly a program that changes
lives.

“DACA means I have an identity; I no longer live in the shadows.”

“Everything changed after DACA."

However, even as DACA continues to be a lifeline to immigrant youth, the hard
truth is that DACA is not – and never was – a replacement for a permanent
solution . The same people whose stories have been changed by DACA are also living with
the constant uncertainty of knowing that the best DACA can offer is temporary
protection.

“All of this still feels like a dream given that it can be taken away at any
time.”

“A path to citizenship would allow me to help the one who helped me get to where
I am today. It would allow me to take care of my mom for the rest of her life
and it would make it official what is already in my heart that I am already an
American.”

Living life in two-year increments destabilizes our communities and blocks
people from being able to fulfill their fullest potential. It’s past time for
Congress to establish permanent protections for immigrant youth. Learn more about what living under DACA in the past decade has looked like by
watching our video today >>>
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Thank you for standing with immigrant youth and all those fighting to secure a
path to citizenship for immigrants in our country.

With gratitude,

Marielena Hincapié
Executive Director
National Immigration Law Center



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