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THE FORUM DAILY

Ten years ago today, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) was
announced, opening new opportunities for many undocumented immigrants
who were brought to the U.S. as children.  

Today, Americans across the political spectrum - who have come to
know, love, and depend on DACA recipients and other Dreamers - are
still waiting for Congress to pass a legislative solution for them to
stay permanently. 

In ways both public and behind the scenes, the Forum is proud to partner
with Dreamers to help tell their stories and find policy solutions so
they can fulfill their dreams and secure their futures as Americans. 

Below you'll find some of their stories, Forum and partner resources,
and actions you can take as we note this anniversary. 

Welcome to our special Dreamers edition of The Forum Daily. I'm Dan
Gordon, the Forum's communications VP. If you have a story to share
from your own community, please send it to us at
[email protected] .  

**BERNARDO** - Bernardo Castro is a Utah Dreamer and good friend

of ours. He wrote last month that to truly honor the late Sen. Orrin
Hatch (R-Utah), Congress must pass the DREAM Act that Hatch first
championed back in 2001. In The Salt Lake Tribune
,
Castro wrote that thanks to DACA, "I have found the hope and opportunity
that Hatch's bill outlined - but not the permanence," Castro writes.
"... Congress's failure to pass the original DREAM Act, or any of the
many bipartisan iterations of it since, leaves me at risk of being
separated from all that I know and being deported to a country in which
I have few connections and no memories." For more on his personal story,
see our video
with him here. 

**KAREN** - Karen is a South Dakota preschool teacher. In an op-ed
last year in the Aberdeen News
,
she wrote about how DACA allowed her to pursue her passion for early
childhood education - but because of her limited status, she
cannot access federal aid to advance her career. "We continue to fight
to prove that we are doing right by this country - our home - yet we
miss out on growth opportunities, with the required renewal of our
protections every two years leaving us feeling like our time here is
fleeting," she writes. "I was born a Dreamer and raised a fighter. I
pray this is the year I will finally feel secure in the place I call
home." 

**ARELI** - Areli Morales is a DACA recipient and bilingual educator
who could not find any picture books that addressed being
undocumented. So, she wrote one. "Areli Is a Dreamer: A True
Story,
" published
last June, "depicts the author's early childhood in Puebla, Mexico,
where she was born, and in New York City, where she grew up," reported
Pamela Avila of  USA Today
. "We
need to start these conversations at a young age because children might
be dealing with this, they might have family members who are
undocumented, who might find themselves in situations like that," said
Morales.  

REMEMBER WHEN - Throughout the 10 years during which DACA has been in
effect, the Forum has highlighted the difference it has made - while
also stressing that it is only temporary. As just a sample: 

* As DACA went into effect in 2012, Ali Noorani, our former President
and CEO, wrote a powerful op-ed

about Dreamer Ivan Rosales. 

* In 2017, Christian Dreamers shared what they were thankful for via
video . 

* Last year 2,800 evangelical Christians nationwide signed a letter
 to
Congress urging their senators and representatives to address the
plight of Dreamers. "Reforms to our federal immigration laws are long
overdue, and we see the negative impacts of a broken immigration system
on the immigrant families within our congregations and our communities,"
the letter said. A similar effort is under way now
.  

**DACA RESOURCES** - On Tuesday, our partners at FWD.us released a
compelling new report

on how DACA recipients are building their lives and families in the
U.S. It follows another recent report
noting
that most of this year's 100,000 undocumented high school
graduates are not eligible for DACA. Meanwhile, the Forum's
resources on DACA include:  

* Our April paper on The Current State of DACA
. 

* Our explainer on Judge Andrew Hanen's DACA ruling last summer
.
 

* Some DACA data in our fact sheet
. 

* A September 2021 Facebook Live

with a DACA recipient and others without permanent status. 

* This week's press statements related to the 10-year anniversary from
The Forum
,
Evangelical Immigration Table
, Law
Enforcement Immigration Task Force
and the Council on National
Security and Immigration
. 

TAKE ACTION - Click here to ask your members of Congress to pass
permanent solutions for DACA recipients and other Dreamers.
Then share it with your circle of friends,
family, and colleagues.  

Thank you for reading, for taking action, and for supporting DACA
recipients and other Dreamers. And to those Dreamers still waiting for
certainty: We see you, we stand with you, and we will continue to
advocate for you.  

-Dan 

 

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