John,
As a proud immigrant who arrived in America alone when I was 16, I know the importance of programs like the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).
DACA has allowed 800,000 Dreamers to study and work in the U.S. without fear of deportation. I will always believe: Dreamers are American. Dreamers are home. Dreamers are us. That’s why it was such an incredible moment for justice, equality, and our Dreamers when President Obama implemented DACA in 2012.
But it hasn’t been smooth sailing for DACA. Trump attacked it. A court ruled in favor of a Republican-led lawsuit last year blocking new DACA applicants from getting approved. While the case is appealed, DACA’s future remains uncertain. It’s cruel, it’s unjust, and we must fight back.
Under Trump, we witnessed unimaginable cruelty and heartbreak: children separated from their families, immigrants locked up in for-profit prison detention centers without adequate nutrition and public health, a Muslim ban, turning away asylum seekers and refugees, a complete demonization of immigrants from every part of the GOP.
Republicans will not stop trying to rollback immigrant rights and opportunities in this country. It’s our job to fight back, advocate, organize, and protect hard-won gains like DACA. For all of us who believe in the humane and moral treatment of immigrants, we must continue our work forward.
In solidarity,
Pramila
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